Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Purchases New Shares in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 88,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,658,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HOOD. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 113.6% in the 3rd quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 188 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 44.9% during the 3rd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Robinhood Markets by 120.3% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 271 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co purchased a new stake in Robinhood Markets in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Security National Bank bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 120,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.13, for a total transaction of $15,855,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 430,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,817,485.56. The trade was a 21.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 49,942 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.15, for a total value of $6,549,893.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 54,496 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,147,150.40. This trade represents a 47.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 3,296,763 shares of company stock worth $414,016,996 in the last three months. 14.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Argus initiated coverage with a Buy and $145 price target (roughly mid‑teens upside vs. current levels), providing fresh analyst support for the bullish case. Argus initiates coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays kept an “Overweight” stance while trimming its target to $159 — still signaling sizeable upside and institutional confidence in growth prospects. Barclays lowers target to $159
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile media/analyst notes (including Jim Cramer and Zacks pieces) are highlighting HOOD as a longer‑term growth story and as a momentum/crypto‑exposure play, which can support retail interest and trading volumes. Jim Cramer bullish on Robinhood
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning shows active adjustments (e.g., Nordea and others buying small additional stakes), leaving ownership high (~93% institutional) — this can amplify both upside and downside moves depending on flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares (~$45.6M), CTO Jeffrey Pinner sold 5,864 shares, and another senior insider sold 10,000 shares — big disclosed sales that typically weigh on near‑term sentiment. CEO Form 4 CTO Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks downgraded HOOD from “strong‑buy” to “hold,” a move that can prompt momentum‑based selling and reduce near‑term buy pressure from retail/quant strategies. Zacks downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Escalating legal dispute reported with Native American groups over prediction market activity introduces litigation and regulatory risk that could produce headlines and potential costs. Legal escalation report

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

NASDAQ HOOD opened at $115.27 on Friday. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $29.66 and a one year high of $153.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $123.32 and a 200 day moving average of $118.03. The company has a market capitalization of $103.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.83, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.44.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 52.19% and a return on equity of 21.74%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 100.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.17 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on HOOD shares. Mizuho boosted their price target on Robinhood Markets from $145.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup increased their target price on Robinhood Markets from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. KeyCorp raised their price target on Robinhood Markets from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Robinhood Markets from $171.00 to $159.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $136.62.

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.