10 Most Promising Cloud Stocks According to Analysts

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1. HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS)

Potential Upside: 76.59%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 63

On January 27, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew VanVliet maintained a Buy rating on HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS). He has a price target of $775 on the stock. A couple of weeks prior to that, Elizabeth Porter of Morgan Stanley reduced the firm’s price target on the stock from $640 to $577, while reaffirming a Buy rating, on January 15. The revised price target implies a further 82% upside from current levels, consistent with the median Wall Street analyst estimate of 75%, based on 37 analysts covering the stock.

Another development that would boost investors’ confidence happened on January 15. Raymond James said that it hosted a webinar with the company’s Elite partner, who pointed out a strong close to 2025, with growth of about  35%. The partner highlighted that the main source of strength came from larger customers.

RBC Capital, in addition to Morgan Stanley, also maintained its Buy rating on the stock on January 13. Analyst Rishi Jaluria also kept the firm’s price target of $800 for the shares, implying a compelling 152% upside from here.

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) operates as a provider of a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform for businesses. Its platform consists of Sales Hub, Marketing Hub, Service Hub, and Content Hub. The company also offers  Commerce Hub and Operations Hub. It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

While we acknowledge the potential of HUBS as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than HUBS and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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