Ninepoint Partners LP Purchases Shares of 10,766 Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Ninepoint Partners LP purchased a new stake in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 10,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,080,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Robinhood Markets by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,771,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,831,756,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334,443 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 33,121,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,746,036,000 after purchasing an additional 875,297 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,171,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,386,944,000 after purchasing an additional 356,902 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,683,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,208,335,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the fourth quarter worth $1,202,160,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bitcoin climbed above $70,000, improving the outlook for crypto trading activity and transaction revenue at Robinhood. The broader rebound also lifted sentiment toward retail brokerages and digital-asset platforms. Bitcoin surges above $70K
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Vlad Tenev said more permanent crypto regulations could boost investor confidence and urged the U.S. to move quickly on stock tokenization. If approved, tokenized equities and 24-hour trading could expand Robinhood’s addressable market and strengthen its Robinhood Chain strategy. Robinhood CEO Tenev Talks Crypto Rules and Prediction Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood’s role as the official broker for Trump Accounts could provide a long-term customer-acquisition opportunity, although the accounts are initially focused on simple S&P 500 ETF investing rather than higher-margin trading products. Trump Accounts will offer primarily S&P 500 ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Robinhood recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up 32.5% year over year. However, a P/E ratio above 40 leaves the stock dependent on continued rapid growth and strong execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Baiju Bhatt sold 50,317 shares worth approximately $4.87 million, followed by CFO Shiv Verma’s sale of 3,982 shares worth about $379,000. Both trades used pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing their value as discretionary bearish signals, but the combined selling is still pressuring sentiment. Robinhood CFO sells shares
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst Tom Lee advised investors to avoid Robinhood in 2026, citing concerns despite the company’s strong growth. The call has drawn pushback from other commentators, but it highlights ongoing worries about valuation, crypto dependence and execution risk. Analysts question Tom Lee’s call on Robinhood

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HOOD. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $123.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays lowered their price target on Robinhood Markets from $122.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Argus upped their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $113.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.52.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.17, for a total value of $43,563,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 375,000 shares in the company, valued at $43,563,750. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 50,317 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.80, for a total transaction of $4,870,685.60. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 680,000 shares of company stock valued at $55,306,560 and have sold 612,704 shares valued at $66,675,612. 13.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

Shares of HOOD stock opened at $95.10 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $100.72 and a 200 day moving average of $86.07. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 1 year low of $63.51 and a 1 year high of $153.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 2.35.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.43% and a net margin of 42.01%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current year.

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.