Hubbell (HUBB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBB) is a manufacturer of electrical and utility products used to build, connect, protect and maintain electrical systems. The company serves electric utilities, electrical contractors, distributors, telecommunications providers, industrial businesses and commercial customers.

Hubbell operates through two principal business areas: Utility Solutions and Electrical Solutions. Its product portfolio includes components for electric transmission, distribution and substation applications, as well as connectors, insulators, arresters, grounding and bonding equipment, wiring devices, lighting products, enclosures and other electrical system products. The company also supplies products used in communications and infrastructure applications.

Founded in 1888 by Harvey Hubbell, the company is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, and serves customers in North America and selected international markets. Hubbell’s products are sold through distributors, utilities, contractors and other commercial channels. Gerben Bakker serves as the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $435.72 to $446.70
• 50-Day Range: $443.29 to $520.25
• 52-Week Range: $403.82 to $565.50
• Volume: 260,700 shs
• Average Volume: 582,766 shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.24
• Dividend Yield: 1.28%
• Price Target: $555.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hubbell Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hubbell scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hubbell has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hubbell has a consensus price target of $555.00, representing about 26.0% upside from its current price of $440.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hubbell has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hubbell are expected to grow by 10.38% in the coming year, from $20.43 to $22.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hubbell is 26.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hubbell is 26.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hubbell has a PEG Ratio of 2.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hubbell has a P/B Ratio of 6.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Hubbell has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hubbell has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hubbell has recently increased by 13.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Hubbell pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hubbell has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hubbell is 33.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hubbell will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.19% next year. This indicates that Hubbell will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.31

News Sentiment

Hubbell has a news sentiment score of 1.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Hubbell this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for HUBB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Hubbell to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hubbell insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $283,652.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of Hubbell is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.16% of the stock of Hubbell is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HUBB
• CIK: 48898
• Web: www.hubbell.com
• Phone: (475) 882-4000
• Fax: 203-799-4333
• Employees: 18,000
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hubbell: $555.00
• High Price Target: $600.00
• Low Price Target: $503.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.68
• P/E Growth: 2.25
• Net Income: $887.10 million
• Net Margins: 14.49%
• Pretax Margin: 18.20%
• Return on Equity: 27.11%
• Return on Assets: 11.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.00
• Cash Flow: $21.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.73
• Book Value: $72.44 per share
• Price / Book: 6.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,830,000
• Free Float: 52,500,000
• Market Cap: $23.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89