Sanctuary Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lessened its stake in HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 66.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,145 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 2,277 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HUBS. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in HubSpot during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in HubSpot by 783.3% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in HubSpot in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in HubSpot in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of HubSpot by 378.9% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot

In related news, Director Lorrie M. Norrington bought 1,313 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $190.42 per share, with a total value of $250,021.46. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $540,411.96. This trade represents a 86.10% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.09, for a total transaction of $1,879,265.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $18,792,650. The trade was a 9.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders bought 14,063 shares of company stock worth $2,585,781 and sold 26,415 shares worth $5,533,379. 3.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays cut their target price on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $180.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of HubSpot from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $307.86.

HubSpot Stock Performance

Shares of HUBS stock opened at $237.44 on Friday. HubSpot, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.63 and a fifty-two week high of $541.53. The firm has a market cap of $12.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $204.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.35.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.25. HubSpot had a return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 3.04%.The company had revenue of $881.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

HubSpot Company Profile

HubSpot, Inc is a software company that develops a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed to help organizations attract, engage and delight customers. Its primary business activities center on providing integrated marketing, sales and customer service tools that support inbound marketing strategies, content management, lead nurturing, sales automation and customer support workflows.

The company’s product suite is organized around modular “hubs” built on a central CRM: Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Service Hub, CMS Hub and Operations Hub.