Mizuho Issues Positive Forecast for Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Stock Price

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) had its target price boosted by Mizuho from $105.00 to $115.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. Mizuho currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wolfe Research raised Robinhood Markets from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays cut their price target on Robinhood Markets from $124.00 to $89.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $102.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Robinhood Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Eighteen 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.63.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HOOD opened at $91.28 on Monday. Robinhood Markets has a 12 month low of $39.21 and a 12 month high of $153.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 2.46. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.67.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 42.10% and a return on equity of 22.32%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.01 earnings per share. Robinhood Markets’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Robinhood Markets will post 2.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Robinhood Markets

In related news, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 57,261 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.38, for a total transaction of $4,946,205.18. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,835 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 18,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,257,719.10. This trade represents a 24.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 540,476 shares of company stock valued at $40,299,967. Corporate insiders own 19.95% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Robinhood Markets

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HOOD. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 113.6% in the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Robinhood Markets by 107.6% during the 3rd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC increased its position in Robinhood Markets by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Robinhood Markets News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target to $115 (Outperform), citing the SEC’s removal of the $25,000 PDT requirement and an expected surge in intraday trading activity that benefits Robinhood’s products and margin revenue. This analyst backing is a near-term catalyst for sentiment and multiple expansion. Mizuho Raises Robinhood to $115
• Positive Sentiment: The SEC officially replaced the $25,000 pattern-day-trader rule with a modern intraday margin framework, allowing much smaller accounts to day trade — a structural tailwind for Robinhood’s active-user engagement, order flow and margin revenues. The PDT Rule Is On Its Way Out
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media commentary highlights Robinhood’s push beyond trading into payments, subscriptions and crypto, strengthening the bull case for diversified revenue streams and longer-term monetization. This narrative supports investor optimism around multiple re-rating if execution continues. Robinhood Expands Beyond Trading
• Neutral Sentiment: Billionaire investor John Arnold warned that prediction markets can endanger young users — commentary that could influence regulatory scrutiny around new products but is not an immediate operational issue for Robinhood. John Arnold: Prediction Markets Endanger Young Users
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Vlad Tenev gave media interviews about his vision and legacy — positive for brand/storytelling but unlikely to move fundamentals near-term. Vlad Tenev Interview
• Negative Sentiment: Director Baiju Bhatt sold 57,261 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan (roughly $4.95M at the trade price); additional reporting flagged insider sales of ~$725k. While preplanned sales are common, sizable insider disposals can create short-term selling pressure or signal liquidity needs. SEC Filing: Baiju Bhatt Sale

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.