Morgan Stanley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Stock Price

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) had its price objective dropped by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $147.00 to $95.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 37.30% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on HOOD. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $130.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research cut shares of Robinhood Markets from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $124.00 to $89.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $110.25.

Robinhood Markets Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:HOOD opened at $69.19 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $75.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $107.93. The stock has a market cap of $62.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 2.46. Robinhood Markets has a fifty-two week low of $39.21 and a fifty-two week high of $153.86.

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

Insider Activity at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,835 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.85, for a total transaction of $407,574.75. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 18,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,257,719.10. This trade represents a 24.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.85, for a total transaction of $698,500.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 442,849 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,933,002.65. The trade was a 2.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 469,239 shares of company stock worth $34,161,725 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 14.47% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HOOD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 24.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,437,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,521,497,000 after acquiring an additional 18,824,923 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 103.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,246,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,617,004,000 after acquiring an additional 16,375,734 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,202,160,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 5,221.4% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,559,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,519,000 after acquiring an additional 2,511,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the third quarter worth approximately $322,823,000. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood was selected (with BNY Mellon) to run the U.S. Treasury “Trump Accounts” child savings program — a potential long‑term customer acquisition and recurring deposit channel that could boost assets and engagement. Robinhood, BNY Win Trump Accounts
• Positive Sentiment: ARK Invest / Cathie Wood bought HOOD shares (reported multi‑million dollar purchase), a visible institutional endorsement that can support sentiment and trading flows. Cathie Wood Buys Trending Tech Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on HOOD with a “market perform” rating and a $75 target — adds another sell‑side reference point but is not strongly bullish. KBW Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reviews and Q4 rundowns compare Robinhood with fintech peers; these pieces help frame near‑term performance expectations but don’t change fundamentals immediately. Q4 Rundown: Robinhood Vs Peers
• Negative Sentiment: Major price‑target cuts and cautious notes: Morgan Stanley cut its target from $147 to $95 and moved to “equal weight,” while multiple other brokers trimmed targets — analyst downgrades and lower targets pressure sentiment and reduce upside expectations. Morgan Stanley Price Target Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded HOOD from “hold” to “strong sell,” adding a firm‑level negative recommendation into the market narrative. Zacks Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling: CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares, CTO Jeffrey Pinner sold ~5,835 shares, and director Daniel Gallagher sold 10,000 shares under Rule 10b5‑1 plans. The scale of sales is weighing on sentiment even if pre‑arranged. Tenev SEC Filing Pinner SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Legal / third‑party risk: coverage on Robinhood’s exposure to Kalshi (a prediction‑markets platform facing state bans and criminal charges) highlights potential regulatory and reputational risk. Kalshi Risk Coverage

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.