Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods began coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) in a research note released on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The firm issued a market perform rating and a $75.00 price objective on the stock.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Robinhood Markets from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on Robinhood Markets from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Compass Point restated a “buy” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Robinhood Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.46.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

HOOD stock opened at $71.83 on Wednesday. Robinhood Markets has a 1-year low of $33.55 and a 1-year high of $153.86. The company has a market capitalization of $64.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.87, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.46. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.71.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The business 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Robinhood Markets will post 1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Robinhood Markets

In other news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,864 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.48, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 39.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 52,540 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total value of $4,613,537.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 27,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,420,394.84. This represents a 65.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 469,239 shares of company stock valued at $34,161,725 over the last quarter. 14.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 24.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,437,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,521,497,000 after buying an additional 18,824,923 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 103.2% in the third 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 last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Robinhood Markets in the fourth quarter worth $1,202,160,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 5,221.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,559,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,519,000 after buying an additional 2,511,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC bought a new stake in Robinhood Markets in the third quarter worth $322,823,000. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood was selected by the U.S. Treasury (with BNY Mellon) to run the new “Trump Accounts” child savings program, a large-scale, recurring account flow opportunity and distribution channel to a younger cohort of investors — the program already shows millions signed up, which could meaningfully expand assets and engagement over time. Robinhood, BNY Win Trump Accounts
• Positive Sentiment: ARK/Cathie Wood’s funds purchased HOOD shares (reported ~$12.7M), a visible institutional buy that can support sentiment and trading flows in the near term. Cathie Wood Buys Trending Tech Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Barclays lowered its price target from $124 to $89 but kept an “overweight” rating — lowers future upside expectations while maintaining a constructive view. Barclays Price Target Change
• Neutral Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage at “market perform” with a $75 target — adds another sell‑side reference point but is not a strong buy signal. KBW Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Leveraged ETF commentary (HOOW) is drawing attention — bullish analysts cite deep pullback as opportunity while others warn of amplified downside; this matters for short‑term flows but not HOOD’s fundamentals. HOOW Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Major insider selling: CEO Vlad Tenev sold 375,000 shares (~50% of his holdings), CTO Jeffrey Pinner sold ~5,835 shares, and director Daniel Gallagher sold 10,000 shares. Transactions were executed under pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plans (mitigating timing concerns), but the scale of sales can weigh on sentiment and be interpreted as liquidity-taking by insiders. Tenev SEC Filing Pinner SEC Filing Gallagher SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Several brokers have trimmed targets or issued cautious notes (multiple price‑target cuts reported and a Jefferies note flagged as pessimistic), adding analyst-driven downside pressure and mixed guidance into earnings season. Price Target Reductions Jefferies Note

About Robinhood Markets

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.