Robinhood Markets' (HOOD) "Market Perform" Rating Reaffirmed at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Key Points

• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a "Market Perform" rating on Robinhood with a $75 price target, implying about a 7.7% upside from the current stock price.
• By contrast, the broader analyst consensus is a “Moderate Buy” (18 Buys, 6 Holds, 1 Sell) with an average price target of $114.92, well above KBW’s target.
• Recent fundamentals show a Q quarter EPS beat of $0.66 and revenue of $1.28B (up 26.5% YoY but slightly below estimates), while insiders sold ~78,404 shares in the last 90 days and institutional investors hold about 93%+ of the stock.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "market perform" rating restated by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $75.00 target price on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods' price target points to a potential upside of 7.68% from the company's current price.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on HOOD. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Argus started coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Friday, January 9th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Loop Capital set a $130.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Compass Point restated a "buy" rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $102.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.92.

Robinhood Markets Stock Down 0.2%

Robinhood Markets stock opened at $69.65 on Wednesday. Robinhood Markets has a 52-week low of $33.08 and a 52-week high of $153.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.13 and a 200-day moving average of $108.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.81, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.46.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 42.10% and a return on equity of 22.32%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.01 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Robinhood Markets will post 1.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 52,540 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total transaction of $4,613,537.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 27,564 shares in the company, valued at $2,420,394.84. This represents a 65.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 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 that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.49, for a total value of $754,900.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 452,849 shares in the company, valued at $34,185,571.01. The trade was a 2.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 78,404 shares of company stock valued at $6,869,400. Insiders own 14.47% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Robinhood Markets

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HOOD. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Robinhood Markets by 24.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,437,054 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,521,497,000 after buying an additional 18,824,923 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 103.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,246,155 shares of the company's stock worth $4,617,004,000 after buying an additional 16,375,734 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth about $1,202,160,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 5,221.4% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,559,848 shares of the company's stock worth $289,519,000 after buying an additional 2,511,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 3rd quarter worth about $322,823,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Treasury names Robinhood as brokerage/initial trustee for "Trump Accounts" (children’s savings program) — could drive large, recurring AUM, early customer acquisition and revenue from custody/brokerage services. Robinhood’s Trump Accounts Role Adds Long Term Savings Angle For Investors
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Vlad Tenev frames the program as a way to reach the “next generation” of investors and help design/operate the dedicated family app — management messaging supports a strategic revenue/engagement opportunity. Trump Accounts put Robinhood in front of the next generation of investors, says CEO Vlad Tenev
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights program scale (initial $1,000 seed per child, millions enrolled, long‑term balance projections) — suggests material customer lifetime value if Robinhood converts engagement into ongoing deposits, trades, or paid services. Robinhood, BNY Mellon Selected For Child Accounts With Potential $271,000 Balances
• Neutral Sentiment: Contrarian market commentary singles out HOOD as a consumer-adoption play inside beaten financials — argues ongoing user engagement could justify a longer-term rerating even as sentiment swings. 3 Sectors to Buy While They're Down and 1 to Walk Away From
• Neutral Sentiment: Several media pieces revisit whether analysts' ratings matter for HOOD — mixed analyst views can add short-term volatility but don’t change the core revenue opportunity from the Treasury award. Is Robinhood Markets (HOOD) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokerages trimmed price targets for HOOD this week; Jefferies cut its target modestly (from $88 to $84) and some outlets published pessimistic forecasts — analyst downgrades/target cuts can cap upside near term and increase volatility. HOOD Stock Faces Price Target Reductions From Five Wall Street Firms Jefferies Financial Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Robinhood Markets
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary flags execution, regulatory and consumer‑sentiment risk (and leveraged ETF structures tied to HOOD can amplify losses for some investors) — keep an eye on regulatory announcements and how account economics for the Treasury program are structured. HOOW: Risk-Off Could Lead To Losses In This High-Risk Trading Platform

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.

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