Insider Selling: Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Insider Sells $1,215,800.00 in Stock

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.58, for a total value of $1,215,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 403,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,071,146.96. This represents a 2.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Robinhood Markets Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Robinhood Markets stock opened at $115.27 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $123.32 and its 200-day moving average is $118.03. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $29.66 and a 12-month high of $153.86. The stock has a market cap of $103.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.44.

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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Westwind Capital bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,144,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 686,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,595,000 after buying an additional 125,091 shares in the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 6,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,000 after buying an additional 1,311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 6,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HOOD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital set a $152.00 price target on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Robinhood Markets from $121.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Compass Point restated a “buy” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, JMP Securities upped their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $130.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.