Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Sells $45,611,250.00 in Stock

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total transaction of $45,611,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

Shares of Robinhood Markets stock opened at $115.27 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $123.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.83, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.44. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 52 week low of $29.66 and a 52 week high of $153.86.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on HOOD shares. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $145.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Truist Financial began coverage on Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $155.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $136.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 94,437,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,521,497,000 after purchasing an additional 18,824,923 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Robinhood Markets by 103.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,246,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,617,004,000 after buying an additional 16,375,734 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Robinhood Markets by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,176,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,233,840,000 after acquiring an additional 507,926 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 3,615.7% during the 2nd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 11,555,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,081,910,000 after acquiring an additional 11,244,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $973,122,000. 93.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Robinhood Markets News

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

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.