A highly volatile stock can deliver big gains - or just as easily wipe out a portfolio if things go south.
While some investors embrace risk, mistakes can be costly for those who aren’t prepared.
BofA Securities analyst maintains Buy rating on HubSpot, Inc with $740 price forecast. Breeze AI platform could drive growth without heroic assumptions.
Unprofitable companies can burn through cash quickly, leaving investors exposed if they fail to turn things around.
Without a clear path to profitability, these businesses risk running out of capital or relying on dilutive fundraising.
Sales and marketing software maker HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 15.7% year on year to $714.1 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $739 million at the midpoint, 2% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Companies that consistently increase their sales, margins, or returns on capital are usually rewarded with the best returns,
and those that can do all three for years on end are almost always the legendary stocks that return 100 times your money.
BofA Securities analyst's survey shows lower growth intentions for software spending in 2025 and 2026. Data Analytics, Security, and Public Cloud are top priorities.
Although the S&P 500 is down 1.9% over the past six months, HubSpot’s stock price has fallen further to $616.47, losing shareholders 14.5% of their capital. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Sales and marketing software maker HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 15.7% year on year to $714.1 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $739 million at the midpoint, 2% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.78 per share was 1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever.
Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.
