Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Earns “Market Outperform” Rating from Citizens Jmp

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD)‘s stock had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $180.00 target price on the stock. Citizens Jmp’s price target points to a potential upside of 153.09% from the stock’s current price.

HOOD has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America decreased their price target on Robinhood Markets from $166.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Zacks Research lowered Robinhood Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.95.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HOOD opened at $71.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $63.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.52, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 2.43. Robinhood Markets has a 1 year low of $29.66 and a 1 year high of $153.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $110.01 and a 200-day moving average of $118.35.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 42.10% and a return on equity of 22.32%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Robinhood Markets will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Robinhood Markets news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,864 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.48, for a total transaction of $630,262.72. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 9,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $981,614.84. The trade was a 39.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total transaction of $45,611,250.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock valued at $182,272,702 over the last ninety days. 14.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Robinhood Markets by 46.7% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 49,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,076,000 after purchasing an additional 15,885 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc boosted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 51.8% in the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 27,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,612,000 after buying an additional 9,520 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the second quarter worth $1,017,000. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 8.3% during the second quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 9,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $887,000 after buying an additional 725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Robinhood Markets by 36.4% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after buying an additional 3,800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and improving profitability — HOOD reported $0.66 EPS (above estimates) and showed stronger full‑year margins and deposit growth, supporting a longer‑term earnings thesis. Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying from ARK/ Cathie Wood signals conviction — Ark Invest added a multi‑million dollar stake during recent weakness, providing a potential buyer-of-the-dip catalyst. Cathie Wood Sees Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Management pushing prediction markets as the next growth engine — CEO commentary frames prediction markets and product velocity as strategic priorities; this is longer‑term and may take quarters to monetize. CEO Prediction Markets Comments
• Neutral Sentiment: Company outlines a path to large platform assets and international expansion — product launches and asset growth targets (e.g., $1T ambition) are positive but execution‑dependent. Path to $1T in Platform Assets
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed estimates as crypto revenue collapsed ~38% YoY — the revenue shortfall was the main immediate catalyst for the selloff, underscoring HOOD’s sensitivity to crypto volumes. Crypto Revenue Collapse
• Negative Sentiment: Stock trading closely with bitcoin amplifies volatility — pieces note HOOD is moving almost in lockstep with crypto selloffs despite crypto being a minority of revenue. That correlation increases downside when crypto falls. HOOD vs Bitcoin Correlation
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets after the print (multiple firms lowered PTs though many kept buy/overweight ratings), adding near‑term selling pressure despite longer‑term bullish cases. Analyst Price‑Target Moves (Benzinga roundup)

Robinhood Markets Company 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.