Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA Makes New Investment in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 8,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $589,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in HOOD. State Street Corp raised its position in Robinhood Markets by 103.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 32,246,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,617,004,000 after purchasing an additional 16,375,734 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the fourth quarter worth about $1,202,160,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 5,221.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,559,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,519,000 after buying an additional 2,511,743 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,412,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,001,000 after buying an additional 2,157,372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,683,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,208,335,000 after buying an additional 2,061,832 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

Shares of HOOD opened at $112.73 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $87.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.43. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 52-week low of $63.51 and a 52-week high of $153.86. The firm has a market cap of $101.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.46, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 2.33.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 41.12% and a return on equity of 21.39%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, a public Ethereum-based layer-2 blockchain built for tokenized assets and real-world assets, which investors see as a major expansion of its crypto and onchain finance strategy. Robinhood Markets Launches Public Blockchain
• Positive Sentiment: The company unveiled a broader slate of new offerings, including stock tokens, agentic trading tools, and DeFi products, suggesting new revenue streams and stronger product differentiation. Robinhood shares climb on slate of new offerings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary has turned more bullish, with firms including Mizuho, BTIG, and Barron’s-highlighted picks raising price targets or naming HOOD a top idea, adding momentum to the stock. Senior analyst revamps Robinhood price target amid hyperscaling potential
• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood is seeing unusually heavy call-option buying and a broad crypto-stock bounce, which signals traders are betting on continued upside. Robinhood Jumps 6% on Bullish Analyst Initiations as Coinbase, Strategy Ride a Crypto-Stock Bounce
• Neutral Sentiment: The company confirmed it will report second-quarter 2026 results on July 29, keeping attention on execution and whether the new product launches start showing up in financial results. Robinhood Markets, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on July 29, 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Vlad Tenev’s comments about AI agents matching human traders and Robinhood’s Guinness World Record announcement are attention-grabbing, but they are more branding/vision stories than immediate financial drivers. AI agents will have ‘capability’ of human traders, Robinhood CEO tells CNBC

Insider Activity at Robinhood Markets

In other news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.68, for a total value of $836,800.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 481,396 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,283,217.28. This represents a 2.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Meyer Malka purchased 250,000 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $80.74 per share, for a total transaction of $20,185,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,924,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $316,858,235.98. The trade was a 6.80% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 680,000 shares of company stock valued at $55,306,560 and have sold 242,649 shares valued at $20,250,598. 19.95% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on HOOD. Zacks Research raised Robinhood Markets from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $108.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Loop Capital set a $110.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Thursday. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $115.00.

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.