Institutional Investor Sentiment About HUBSPOT INC (NYSE:HUBS) Increased

Sentiment for HUBSPOT INC (NYSE:HUBS)

HUBSPOT INC (NYSE:HUBS) institutional sentiment decreased to 1.02 in 2018 Q3. Its down -0.18, from 1.2 in 2018Q2. The ratio has dropped, as 104 institutional investors started new or increased equity positions, while 102 decreased and sold their equity positions in HUBSPOT INC. The institutional investors in our partner’s database now hold: 36.40 million shares, down from 37.15 million shares in 2018Q2. Also, the number of institutional investors holding HUBSPOT INC in their top 10 equity positions was flat from 3 to 3 for the same number . Sold All: 28 Reduced: 74 Increased: 59 New Position: 45.

HubSpot, Inc. provides a cloud-based marketing and sales software platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company has market cap of $5.95 billion. The Company’s software platform includes integrated applications, such as social media, search engine optimization, blogging, Website content management, marketing automation, email, CRM, analytics, and reporting that enables businesses to attract visitors to their Websites, convert visitors into leads, and close leads into clients and delight customers. It currently has negative earnings. The firm also offers professional, and phone and email support services.

The stock increased 1.08% or $1.62 during the last trading session, reaching $151.54. About 524,773 shares traded. HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) has risen 59.29% since January 26, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 59.29% the S&P500.

Analysts await HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) to report earnings on February, 12. They expect $-0.17 EPS, up 22.73 % or $0.05 from last year’s $-0.22 per share. After $-0.32 actual EPS reported by HubSpot, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -46.88 % EPS growth.

Scge Management L.P. holds 11.14% of its portfolio in HubSpot, Inc. for 878,650 shares. Eventide Asset Management Llc owns 350,000 shares or 1.94% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Atika Capital Management Llc has 1.62% invested in the company for 60,000 shares. The New York-based Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co Llc has invested 1.3% in the stock. Norris Perne & French Llp Mi, a Michigan-based fund reported 58,351 shares.

Since January 1, 0001, it had 0 buys, and 23 insider sales for $26.48 million activity.

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) Ratings Coverage

Ratings analysis reveals 56% of HubSpot’s analysts are positive. Out of 9 Wall Street analysts rating HubSpot, 5 give it “Buy”, 0 “Sell” rating, while 4 recommend “Hold”. The lowest target is $119 while the high is $191. The stock’s average target of $159.50 is 5.25% above today’s ($151.54) share price. HUBS was included in 13 notes of analysts from July 30, 2018. On Thursday, August 2 the stock rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley with “Equal-Weight”. As per Thursday, November 8, the company rating was maintained by Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of HUBS in report on Tuesday, October 23 with “Equal-Weight” rating. Raymond James maintained HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) on Monday, July 30 with “Outperform” rating. The stock of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) earned “Outperform” rating by Raymond James on Thursday, November 8. The stock of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) earned “Perform” rating by Oppenheimer on Thursday, January 24. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, September 6 by Stifel Nicolaus. The stock of HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) has “Equal-Weight” rating given on Friday, September 7 by Morgan Stanley. The stock has “Sector Perform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, November 8. As per Thursday, September 6, the company rating was maintained by Canaccord Genuity.

More notable recent HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) news were published by: Benzinga.com which released: “Benzinga’s Top Upgrades, Downgrades For January 25, 2019 – Benzinga” on January 25, 2019, also Benzinga.com with their article: “Oppenheimer Praises HubSpot’s Execution, Downgrades On Valuation (NYSE:HUBS) – Benzinga” published on January 24, 2019, Fool.com published: “Will Zendesk CRM Take a Bite Out of Salesforce and HubSpot? – Motley Fool” on January 21, 2019. More interesting news about HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) were released by: Benzinga.com and their article: “Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – UPS Zeroes In On ‘Super-Hubs,’ High-Margin Shipments To Grow Business – Benzinga” published on January 21, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Billion-Dollar Unicorns: HubSpot On A Growth Trajectory – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: September 06, 2018.