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Hubbell Incorporated

$HUBB·$26B·Electrical Equipment & Parts·Industrials
$481.64-0.1%YTD+7.7%1Y+15.2%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-07-10: 10 posts2026-07-11: 3 posts2026-07-12: 5 posts2026-07-13: 8 posts2026-07-14: 8 posts2026-07-15: 5 posts2026-07-16: 10 posts51+18%
Price updated 13m ago·X counts updated 16h ago
HUHUBB
$HUBBHubbell Incorporated
$481.64-0.08%51 posts+18%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HUBB, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Hubbell just closed $3B NSI Industries acquisition — Q2 earnings in two weeks.

Hubbell Incorporated is a large-cap electrical and electronic products manufacturer — utility solutions, electrical products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial applications.

What the setup shows:

  • Growth is strong: Q1 revenue up 11.1% YoY to $1.52B, and the four-quarter growth stack is 2-12% — real acceleration.
  • Margins are excellent: operating margin 17%, FCFy 3.6%.
  • The multiple is rich: 28x trailing earnings and 24x FY27 consensus EPS of $19.84 — priced for continued growth.
  • The June 9 completion of the $3B NSI Industries acquisition funded with $900M and additional debt is real strategic M&A for electrical-infrastructure buildout.
  • Rep. April McClain Delaney disclosed HUBB as fresh industrial buy alongside BWXT/ENTG — political signal.
  • Insider action: F-InKind tax withholdings only.
  • Position: 48% of 52-week range, YTD +8%, t12m +15%.

The forward view: the July 28 Q2 print is the referee. A beat with NSI integration commentary plus continued electrical-infrastructure demand disclosure restarts the coil upward. What keeps it stuck: an in-line print. What breaks it lower: a specific NSI integration friction or utility-customer capex slowdown.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on the NSI acquisition and Congressional buy signal is directionally right. Our take agrees the M&A signals long-term commitment to electrical infrastructure.

What to watch: July 28 Q2 earnings and NSI integration commentary; NSI integration friction or utility-customer capex slowdown would break the coil the wrong way.

On the calendar: 2026-07-28 — Q2 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-15

Hubbell announced acquiring NSI Industries from Sentinel for $3 billion, a meaningful electrical-infrastructure bolt-on. Rep. April McClain Delaney's latest disclosure features HUBB as a fresh industrial buy alongside BWXT, ENTG, and others, with a copy-strategy showing a 67% historical win rate. Sentiment is bullish on the M&A and political-disclosure signal.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes electrical wiring devices, utility automation products, and power distribution components for construction and utilities.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Electrical Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HUBB.

Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials

No material change from last week — VRT and NVT confirmed at fresh highs that hyperscaler rack power acceleration is a multi-year capex cycle for electrical infrastructure.

What this means for $HUBB

Neutral — Makes electrical wiring devices, utility automation products, and power distribution components for construction and utilities; the hyperscaler rack power acceleration and grid electrification capex does not materially affect this business's near-term earnings.

Industry benchmark

32-name peer basket
+13.5%YTD
+76.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
28.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
13.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
20.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
24.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
35.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$3.93$3.87+1.6%
Q4 2025Feb 3, 2026$4.73$4.71+0.4%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$5.17$4.98+3.8%
Q2 2025Jul 29, 2025$4.93$4.36+13.1%
Next earningsTue, Jul 28·consensus EPS $5.39

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.5B+11.1%33.3%17.4%$3.42$46.0M
Q4 FY25$1.5B+11.9%35.4%21.1%$4.21$388.8M
Q3 FY25$1.5B+4.1%36.2%22.0%$4.80$253.8M
Q2 FY25$1.5B+2.2%37.2%22.7%$4.58$220.7M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$6.5B$6.4B – $6.6B$19.84$19.67 – $20.193
FY27$7.0B$6.9B – $7.1B$22.02$21.64 – $22.573
FY28$7.4B$7.1B – $7.7B$24.25$23.18 – $24.781

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.48%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 52.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.895-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellFeb 17Mikes Mark EugenePresident2.6K sh$1.4M
+ 43 other (32 awards · 11 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 98-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Hubbell Incorporated completed the acquisition of NSI Industries (NSI Electrical Buyer, Inc.) from NSI Buyer, LP for $3.0 billion in cash on June 9, 2026, funded via $900 million in term loan borrowings, $1.9 billion in senior notes, and commercial paper, per the Stock Purchase Agreement announced May 1, 2026. Hubbell issued a press release confirming the close. This is a transformative $3 billion acquisition that materially expands Hubbell's electrical products portfolio while adding significant debt to the balance sheet.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

HUBB (HUBB) disclosed a material definitive agreement under Item 1.01, reporting a merger or acquisition transaction involving growth company as defined in Rule. The deal is valued at approximately $1,869.6 million. Details of the transaction terms, consideration structure, and closing conditions are set forth in the full 8-K filing. Definitive merger agreements are among the most material events a public company can disclose, triggering regulatory review and shareholder vote requirements.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 158-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

HUBB entered into a term loan (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-05-15). Size: approximately $900 million. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KShareholder voteMay 68-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

HUBB held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-06 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 1 director to the board. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 48-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

HUBB entered into a purchase agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-05-04). Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

+ 12 other (4 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Hubbell to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on July 28, 2026globenewswire.com·4d agoThese 2 Industrial Products Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radarzacks.com·7d agoWill Hubbell (HUBB) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?zacks.com·10d agoHubbell (HUBB) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Whyzacks.com·10d agoHubbell: A Premium Compounder Riding The Grid's New Supercycleseekingalpha.com·24d ago

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