HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) had its price target boosted by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $160.00 to $175.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price points to a potential downside of 3.80% from the stock’s current price.
Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stephens initiated coverage on HubSpot in a report on Thursday, January 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $191.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group cut HubSpot from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 24th. CIBC reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Thursday, January 24th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Thursday, January 24th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.71.
HubSpot stock opened at $181.92 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.75 billion, a PE ratio of -178.35 and a beta of 1.91. HubSpot has a 1 year low of $106.95 and a 1 year high of $186.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 3.01 and a quick ratio of 3.01.
HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The software maker reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.10. The company had revenue of $151.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.47 million. HubSpot had a negative return on equity of 17.08% and a negative net margin of 12.44%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.15 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that HubSpot will post -1.1 EPS for the current year.
In other HubSpot news, insider Hunter Madeley sold 1,005 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.00, for a total value of $181,905.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider J Donald Sherman sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.58, for a total value of $4,139,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 116,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,286,096.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 87,896 shares of company stock worth $14,700,297 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.60% of the company’s stock.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ffcm LLC bought a new stake in HubSpot in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Executive Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in HubSpot in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sageworth Trust Co bought a new stake in HubSpot in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $38,000. CWM LLC bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HubSpot during the 1st quarter worth approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.
About HubSpot
HubSpot, Inc provides a cloud-based marketing and sales software platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company’s software platform includes integrated applications, such as customer relationship management, search engine optimization, blogging, Website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media, marketing automation, email, predictive lead scoring, sales productivity, ticketing and helpdesk tools, customer NPS surveys, analytics, and reporting.
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