Aberdeen Group plc Has $22.34 Million Position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its holdings in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 197,508 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,970 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Robinhood Markets were worth $22,338,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 24.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,437,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,521,497,000 after purchasing an additional 18,824,923 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 103.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,246,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,617,004,000 after buying an additional 16,375,734 shares during the period. Paradigm Operations LP acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets in the 2nd quarter valued at about $308,979,000. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at about $322,823,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 48.5% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,157,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $881,608,000 after acquiring an additional 2,011,820 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Banking deposits top $1.5B, showing early success of Robinhood Banking and stronger customer “stickiness” that can diversify revenues away from trading fees — a potentially stabilizing, long‑term positive for HOOD’s valuation. Robinhood Banking Deposits Grow As Trading Heavy Model Faces New Test
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst note (Seeking Alpha) suggests a technical/valuation rebound may be forming after prior weakness, which could attract buyers if trading metrics and crypto sentiment stabilize. Robinhood: A New Bull Cycle Is Forming (Rating Upgrade)
• Neutral Sentiment: Needham trimmed its price target from $100 to $90 but kept a buy rating — a modest recalibration that tempers upside expectations without changing a constructive stance. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile pieces on CEO Vlad Tenev and product roadmap highlight management focus on building “meaningful” products (banking, crypto, prediction markets) — supportive narrative but longer‑dated for near‑term share moves. Vlad Tenev profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Morgan Stanley/E*TRADE may lead SpaceX retail allocation raise questions about Robinhood’s role in high‑profile IPO access — a potential missed revenue/PR opportunity but not yet decisive. A Look At Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Valuation After SpaceX IPO Allocation Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Wave of analyst downgrades and lower trading volumes are pressuring sentiment — continuing crypto drawdowns (Bitcoin weakness) are directly reducing crypto‑linked trading revenue and weighing on HOOD’s near‑term topline. Robinhood Stock Faces Wave Of Analyst Downgrades
• Negative Sentiment: Crypto sell‑off headlines (Bitcoin down, broader crypto momentum fading) have triggered pullbacks in crypto‑exposed brokers, including Robinhood, which amplifies short‑term downside risk until crypto stabilizes. Bitcoin tumbles, crypto momentum fades
• Neutral Sentiment: Robinhood filed suit against Washington state after a crackdown related to Kalshi/prediction markets — litigation is a double‑edged catalyst: it seeks to protect product expansion but introduces legal uncertainty and potential costs. Robinhood sues Washington after state crackdown on Kalshi prediction markets
• Positive Sentiment: Related federal action: the U.S. government sued several states to block state regulation of prediction markets, which could strengthen the legal/operating environment for Kalshi‑style products if federal preemption holds. That outcome would be supportive for Robinhood’s product expansion. US sues Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois to stop regulation of prediction markets

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

Robinhood Markets stock opened at $68.90 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $62.03 billion, a PE ratio of 33.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $78.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $109.72. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $29.66 and a one year high of $153.86.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.03. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,864 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.48, for a total value of $630,262.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 9,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $981,614.84. The trade was a 39.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.49, for a total transaction of $754,900.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 452,849 shares in the company, valued at $34,185,571.01. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 78,404 shares of company stock valued at $6,869,400 over the last quarter. 14.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HOOD shares. Wolfe Research upgraded Robinhood Markets from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Robinhood Markets from $166.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $130.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robinhood Markets presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.58.

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.