Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD Shares Sold by Benjamin Edwards Inc.

Benjamin Edwards Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) by 39.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,508 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,173 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in Robinhood Markets were worth $4,368,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Coordinated Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 2nd quarter valued at about $403,000. Venture Visionary Partners LLC raised its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 63.0% in the second quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 125,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,743,000 after buying an additional 48,494 shares during the period. Swedbank AB lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 15.7% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 298,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,442,000 after buying an additional 40,496 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 102.9% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 25,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,383,000 after buying an additional 12,782 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new stake in Robinhood Markets during the third quarter worth approximately $2,375,000. 93.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on HOOD shares. CICC Research started coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, October 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Monday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $136.62.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HOOD opened at $115.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.65 billion, a PE ratio of 47.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.44. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $29.66 and a 1-year high of $153.86. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $123.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $118.03.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.20. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 52.19% and a return on equity of 21.74%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.17 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 100.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Robinhood Markets

Here are the key news stories impacting Robinhood Markets this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Argus initiated coverage with a Buy and $145 price target (roughly mid‑teens upside vs. current levels), providing fresh analyst support for the bullish case. Argus initiates coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays kept an “Overweight” stance while trimming its target to $159 — still signaling sizeable upside and institutional confidence in growth prospects. Barclays lowers target to $159
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile media/analyst notes (including Jim Cramer and Zacks pieces) are highlighting HOOD as a longer‑term growth story and as a momentum/crypto‑exposure play, which can support retail interest and trading volumes. Jim Cramer bullish on Robinhood
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning shows active adjustments (e.g., Nordea and others buying small additional stakes), leaving ownership high (~93% institutional) — this can amplify both upside and downside moves depending on flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares (~$45.6M), CTO Jeffrey Pinner sold 5,864 shares, and another senior insider sold 10,000 shares — big disclosed sales that typically weigh on near‑term sentiment. CEO Form 4 CTO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks downgraded HOOD from “strong‑buy” to “hold,” a move that can prompt momentum‑based selling and reduce near‑term buy pressure from retail/quant strategies. Zacks downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Escalating legal dispute reported with Native American groups over prediction market activity introduces litigation and regulatory risk that could produce headlines and potential costs. Legal escalation report

Insider Transactions at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total transaction of $45,611,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 418,338 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.56, for a total value of $48,761,477.28. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 3,296,763 shares of company stock worth $414,016,996 over the last quarter. Insiders own 14.47% of the company’s stock.

Robinhood Markets Profile

Robinhood Markets, Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) is a U.S.-based financial services company best known for its mobile-first brokerage platform that aims to “democratize finance for all.” Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company built early traction by offering commission-free trading and a simplified user experience that attracted a large base of retail investors.

Robinhood’s core products and services include a mobile app and web platform for trading U.S.