AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Boosts Stake in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Key Points

• AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its Robinhood stake by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, adding 33,290 shares to bring its total holding to 634,976 shares valued at about $71.8 million.
• Institutional ownership in Robinhood remains high at 93.27%, even as several hedge funds made smaller buys or new positions in the stock.
• Analyst sentiment is still mostly positive: Robinhood has a Moderate Buy consensus, with 18 Buy ratings, though some price targets have been trimmed recently; the consensus target is $107.88.

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD - Free Report) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 634,976 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 33,290 shares during the quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned approximately 0.07% of Robinhood Markets worth $71,816,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HOOD. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 107.6% during the third quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC increased its position in Robinhood Markets by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 200 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in Robinhood Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Robinhood Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HOOD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wolfe Research upgraded Robinhood Markets from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $125.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. New Street Research set a $122.00 price target on Robinhood Markets in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $102.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Robinhood Markets currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $107.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Robinhood Markets news, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 57,261 shares of the business's 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.89, for a total value of $768,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 432,849 shares in the company, valued at $33,281,759.61. This trade represents a 2.26% decrease in their position. 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 487,907 shares of company stock worth $35,444,040. Insiders own 14.47% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood reported April 2026 operating data, giving investors a fresh look at monthly business trends and showing the company is still actively growing its platform. Robinhood Markets, Inc. Reports April 2026 Operating Data
• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood continues to push into private markets with its RVII fund, which could deepen customer engagement and broaden its revenue opportunities beyond stock trading and crypto. Robinhood’s RVII Tests Retail Demand For Private Markets And HOOD Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: A federal judge rejected a bid to block prediction markets in Wisconsin, a favorable sign for Robinhood’s prediction-market-related efforts and broader expansion into event-driven trading products. Federal judge rejects tribe’s bid to oust prediction markets in Wisconsin
• Positive Sentiment: Peer moves in crypto-related stocks and a major crypto bill advancing in Congress reinforced optimism around the sector, which can benefit Robinhood because crypto trading is an important part of its growth story. Coinbase, other stocks surge as major crypto bill advances
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing NMR and HOOD on valuation are largely opinion pieces, but they keep Robinhood in the spotlight as investors debate whether the stock is fairly valued after its run-up. NMR or HOOD: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary that Robinhood’s crypto revenue collapsed but the broader business held up suggests some volatility in the crypto segment, though not necessarily a major threat to the overall investment thesis. Robinhood’s (HOOD) Crypto Revenue Collapsed. The Business Did Not
• Negative Sentiment: One crypto-focused report said Bullish’s earnings fell short as trading weakened, highlighting that crypto activity can be soft across the industry and may pressure brokerage-related crypto revenue at Robinhood. Bullish Earnings Fall Short As Crypto Trading Weakens

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

HOOD opened at $80.70 on Friday. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $57.68 and a 12 month high of $153.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 2.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.04.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.01). Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 41.12%.The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.37 EPS. The company's revenue was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS 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.

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