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What's Going On With HubSpot Stock Monday?

HubSpot Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) stock fell more than 5% on Monday as rising oil prices and Treasury yields pressured software stocks. Elevated energy prices fueled inflation concerns and expectations that interest rates could stay higher for longer, weighing on growth-oriented technology shares.

The Nasdaq is down 0.91% while the S&P 500 has shed 0.56%.

Market breadth remains weak, with only three of 11 sectors trading higher. The Technology sector is down about 0.6%, adding pressure on software and other growth stocks.

HubSpot Technical Analysis

HubSpot remains in a bearish longer-term trend.

The stock is trading 19.4% below its 200-day simple moving average of $249.79. It is also 12.7% below its 50-day SMA of $230.86 and 13.4% below its 20-day SMA of $232.47.

Meanwhile, the MACD remains below its signal line, while the histogram is negative. That suggests momentum remains weak.

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Resistance sits near $233, close to the 20-day and 50-day moving averages. Support is around $185.50, followed by the 52-week low of $169.63.

Analyst Outlook

HubSpot carries a Buy consensus rating with an average price forecast of $258.04.

On Sept. 21, BMO Capital maintained a Market Perform rating and raised its price forecast to $250. Truist Securities maintained a Buy rating and raised its forecast to $275. Stephens maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised its forecast to $255.

The stock trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of about 76.1.

Benzinga Edge Rankings

The Benzinga Edge scorecard shows a mixed setup for HubSpot.

The stock has a Momentum score of 10.23 and a Value score of 29.66. However, its Growth score stands at 95.71.

That combination points to strong underlying growth metrics but weak share-price momentum and a relatively demanding valuation.

HubSpot ETF Exposure

The RockCreek Global Equality ETF (NASDAQ:RCGE) has a 0.74% weighting in HubSpot, while the Pacer S&P World 3AI Top 300 ETF (NASDAQ:WDAI) has a 0.67% weighting.

As a result, flows into or out of these funds can create incremental buying or selling activity in HubSpot shares.

HUBS Price Action

HUBS Stock Price Activity: HubSpot shares were down 5.46% at $202.07 at the time of publication on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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