Barclays Cuts Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Price Target to $159.00

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) had its price target decreased by Barclays from $171.00 to $159.00 in a research report report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Barclays currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Several other brokerages have also commented on HOOD. Loop Capital set a $152.00 price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Dbs Bank upgraded Robinhood Markets to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robinhood Markets presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $136.62.

Robinhood Markets Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Robinhood Markets stock opened at $115.27 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $123.32 and a 200 day moving average of $118.28. Robinhood Markets has a 52 week low of $29.66 and a 52 week high of $153.86. The company has a market cap of $103.65 billion, a PE ratio of 47.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.44.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total transaction of $45,611,250.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 1,330,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.47, for a total transaction of $170,865,100.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,296,763 shares of company stock valued at $414,016,996. Insiders own 14.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Coordinated Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 2nd quarter worth $403,000. Venture Visionary Partners LLC grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 63.0% during the second quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 125,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,743,000 after acquiring an additional 48,494 shares during the period. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 15.7% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 298,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,442,000 after acquiring an additional 40,496 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in Robinhood Markets by 102.9% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 25,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,383,000 after acquiring an additional 12,782 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 187.3% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 313,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,059,000 after acquiring an additional 204,551 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

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 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.