Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Now Covered by Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) in a research report report published on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on HOOD. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $159.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Loop Capital set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, February 9th. New Street Research set a $122.00 target price on Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $130.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on Robinhood Markets from $135.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Robinhood Markets has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.48.

Robinhood Markets Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of Robinhood Markets stock opened at $70.35 on Thursday. Robinhood Markets has a twelve month low of $29.66 and a twelve month high of $153.86. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 2.47.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Robinhood Markets will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Robinhood Markets news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.49, for a total value of $754,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 452,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,185,571.01. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,864 shares of the 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 sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 9,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $981,614.84. The trade was a 39.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 469,268 shares of company stock worth $54,409,454. 14.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Robinhood Markets

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 44.9% during the 3rd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 255 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 3.8% during the third quarter. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 5.5% in the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 1,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank signaled upside from Robinhood’s push into prediction markets, highlighting growth potential for new revenue streams tied to Sporticast/prediction products. This supports a longer-term growth thesis beyond trading and subscriptions. HOOD stock gains after Deutsche Bank backs Robinhood’s growth in prediction markets
• Positive Sentiment: Board approved a $1.5 billion share repurchase program — a direct capital-return action that typically supports the share price and signals confidence in the balance sheet. Markets have rallied on the announcement even if it hasn’t fully arrested the downtrend. Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Is Up, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: New product expansion — Robinhood launched banking services and a “Gold Card” to integrate spending, trading and saving, which could increase customer engagement and fee/interest revenue if uptake is strong. Robinhood Markets Now Offers Banking Services, Gold Card
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support/coverage: Jefferies initiated coverage with a Buy and $88 PT, and Bank of America has reaffirmed a Buy with a higher $122 target after product launches — both provide analyst endorsement for upside. Analyst Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs trimmed its price target from $102 to $91 but kept a Buy rating; that narrows analyst upside and may temper enthusiasm despite the buy rating. Goldman Sachs lowers HOOD price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces examine HOOD’s premium valuation (P/TB ~7.7x vs. industry ~2.95x). High valuation raises expectations for continued strong execution to justify the stock multiple. Is Robinhood’s Premium Valuation Backed by Fundamentals or Hype?
• Neutral Sentiment: Media interviews and company commentary (e.g., Chief Brokerage Officer Steve Quirk) offer color on client behavior (crypto exposure, retail performance) but are informational rather than immediate price catalysts. Our retail traders are likely lagging S&P due to crypto holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the buyback announcement, HOOD has seen recent share weakness and even touched 2026 lows — suggesting market skepticism that buybacks alone will offset concerns about growth, margins, or valuation. That selling pressure helps explain today’s decline. HOOD stock drops to 2026 low despite buyback

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.