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The price of Hubbell Inc (NYSE: HUBB) closed at $443.95 in the last session, up 2.73% from day before closing price of $432.14. In other words, the price has increased by $2.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. HUBB stock price reached its highest trading level at $445.055 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $427.32.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HUBB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 59.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Deutsche Bank on November 26, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $473 from $493 previously.
On November 05, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $535.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on October 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $385 to $454.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 21 ’25 when CARDOSO CARLOS M sold 400 shares for $386.29 per share. The transaction valued at 154,517 led to the insider holds 1,727 shares of the business.
CARDOSO CARLOS M bought 400 shares of HUBB for $154,517 on May 21 ’25. On May 14 ’25, another insider, Bakker Gerben, who serves as the Chairman, President & CEO of the company, sold 7,723 shares for $384.63 each. As a result, the insider received 2,970,497 and left with 82,101 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HUBB now has a Market Capitalization of 23591503872 and an Enterprise Value of 25203707904. As of this moment, Hubbell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.48 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.852.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HUBB is 0.98, which has changed by 0.16531491 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HUBB has reached a high of $481.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $299.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.44%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HUBB traded on average about 576.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 525402 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 53.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.92M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.18% stake in the company. Shares short for HUBB as of 1753920000 were 2291648 with a Short Ratio of 3.97, compared to 1751241600 on 2583645. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2291648 and a Short% of Float of 4.96.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HUBB is 5.18, which was 5.18 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011986855The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.73. The current Payout Ratio is 34.64% for HUBB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-08-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.57, with high estimates of $4.76 and low estimates of $4.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $18.13 and $17.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.85. EPS for the following year is $19.3, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $20.44 and $19.0.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.54B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.56B to a low estimate of $1.51B. As of the current estimate, Hubbell Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.44BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.47B. There is a high estimate of $1.52B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.43B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HUBB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.63BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.3B and the low estimate is $6.13B.
