Groupe la Francaise Has $7.33 Million Position in HubSpot, Inc. $HUBS

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise increased its HubSpot stake by 38.3% in the second quarter, owning 40,112 shares valued at approximately $7.33 million. Institutional investors collectively hold 90.39% of HubSpot’s outstanding stock.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: recent firms lowered price targets and ratings, leaving HubSpot with an average “Hold” rating and a consensus target price of $271.07.
• HubSpot exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $3.26 in EPS and $911.74 million in revenue, with revenue up 19.8% year over year. Shares opened at $247.24, while insiders sold substantially more shares than they purchased over the past quarter.

Groupe la Francaise grew its stake in HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS - Free Report) by 38.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 40,112 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 11,108 shares during the quarter. Groupe la Francaise owned approximately 0.08% of HubSpot worth $7,327,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HUBS. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in HubSpot by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 379 shares of the software maker's stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of HubSpot by 2.9% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the software maker's stock worth $994,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of HubSpot by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,738 shares of the software maker's stock worth $697,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HubSpot in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at HubSpot

In related news, Director Brian Halligan sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.50, for a total value of $1,865,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 76,500 shares in the company, valued at $16,791,750. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Gerald Dischler purchased 925 shares of HubSpot stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $215.93 per share, with a total value of $199,735.25. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,940 shares in the company, valued at $418,904.20. This trade represents a 91.13% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 26,202 shares of company stock valued at $5,477,709. Company insiders own 3.70% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of HubSpot from $270.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BTIG Research reduced their price objective on shares of HubSpot from $300.00 to $250.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of HubSpot from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $381.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of HubSpot in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of HubSpot from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $271.07.

HubSpot Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE HUBS opened at $247.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.18. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $225.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.50. HubSpot, Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.63 and a 1-year high of $525.51.

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.24. HubSpot had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 4.26%.The company had revenue of $911.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.31 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.19 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 19.8% compared to the same quarter last year. HubSpot has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.230-13.310 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.270 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that HubSpot, Inc. will post 4.55 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.

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