Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Stock Price Down 1.1% Following Analyst Downgrade

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD)’s share price was down 1.1% during trading on Tuesday after The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on the stock from $152.00 to $130.00. The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. Robinhood Markets traded as low as $85.21 and last traded at $85.60. Approximately 37,135,207 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 29% from the average daily volume of 28,678,525 shares. The stock had previously closed at $86.56.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on HOOD. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $145.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Robinhood Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total value of $45,611,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 120,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.13, for a total transaction of $15,855,600.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 430,012 shares in the company, valued at $56,817,485.56. The trade was a 21.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock valued at $182,272,702. Insiders own 14.47% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record 2025 fundamentals — Robinhood reported record full‑year revenue ($4.5B), record diluted EPS ($2.05), record net deposits and a jump in Robinhood Gold subscribers, indicating strong user engagement and healthy deposit flows. GlobeNewswire: Q4 & Full Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Product & strategic progress — Management highlighted fast growth in prediction markets, a joint venture (Rothera) and the MIAXdx acquisition to build an exchange/clearing capability, which could diversify revenue beyond trading and crypto over time. Investopedia: CEO on Prediction Markets
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed quarter: EPS beat but revenue missed — Q4 EPS of $0.66 topped estimates, but total revenue of $1.28B fell short of consensus, a split result that leaves upside in profitability metrics but raises top-line questions. Reuters: Record Q4 revenue on retail trading strength
• Negative Sentiment: Crypto revenue collapse — Crypto revenue fell ~38% year‑over‑year and crypto notional volumes on the app plunged, which was the main driver of the revenue miss and the immediate cause of investor selling pressure. Blockonomi: Crypto revenue collapse
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets — Several firms cut targets after the print (examples include Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Barclays and Needham), reducing near‑term sentiment despite many still keeping buy/overweight stances. Analyst downgrades amplified selling pressure. TickerReport: Analyst price‑target updates
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and heavy volume — Investors sold after hours and into the next session as revenue shortfall + crypto weakness outweighed the EPS beat and strategic commentary, producing a sharp intraday decline on high volume. Motley Fool: Why HOOD crashed after earnings

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HOOD. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Robinhood Markets by 120.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 113.6% during the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 152.6% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 240 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its stake in Robinhood Markets by 527.8% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 107.6% in the 3rd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets Trading Down 9.0%

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $111.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $118.68. The firm has a market cap of $70.07 billion, a PE ratio of 37.83, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.43.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.97% and a net margin of 42.10%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.01 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.