HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS Shares Acquired by Forsta AP Fonden

Forsta AP Fonden lifted its position in shares of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) by 28.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,620 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,420 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in HubSpot were worth $9,880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in HUBS. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in HubSpot by 783.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 53 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in HubSpot by 80.5% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 74 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC bought a new position in HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other HubSpot news, Director Lorrie M. Norrington purchased 1,313 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $190.42 per share, with a total value of $250,021.46. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 2,838 shares in the company, valued at $540,411.96. This trade represents a 86.10% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Erika Ashley Fisher sold 915 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.66, for a total value of $216,543.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,850,458.20. The trade was a 5.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 14,063 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,781 and have sold 26,207 shares valued at $6,233,049. 3.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HUBS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $335.00 price objective on HubSpot in a research note on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of HubSpot in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on HubSpot from $340.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on HubSpot from $300.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on HubSpot from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $311.00.

HubSpot Stock Performance

NYSE:HUBS opened at $221.08 on Monday. HubSpot, Inc. has a 1 year low of $173.25 and a 1 year high of $621.16. The stock has a market cap of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 115.75, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a fifty day moving average of $220.76 and a 200-day moving average of $288.66.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $863.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. HubSpot has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.000-3.020 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 13.040-13.120 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.41 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.