Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC Purchases New Position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC acquired a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 24,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,532,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 46.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 49,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,076,000 after buying an additional 15,885 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 9,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $887,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 2nd quarter worth $333,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 35.6% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 664,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,440,000 after purchasing an additional 174,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 64.3% during the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 7,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $706,000 after purchasing an additional 2,953 shares in the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying signals conviction from some long-term investors — Ark/ Cathie Wood bought roughly $34M of HOOD, which supports a recovery narrative after the crypto-driven sell-off. Cathie Wood Sees Opportunity in Robinhood’s Crypto Weakness
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts argue the selloff is overblown — Truist told clients the pullback may be excessive and maintained a constructive view despite trimming its price target. That view helps underpin short-term buying. Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Selloff May Be Overblown, Said Truist
• Positive Sentiment: Management is pushing new growth levers (prediction markets, product velocity, international expansion) and outlined a path to $1T in platform assets — these strategic initiatives are being cited as reasons to look past near-term crypto weakness. Robinhood Outlines Path to $1T in Platform Assets
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts and outlets are pitching HOOD as a buy-the-dip opportunity given its growth outside crypto and steep share decline from highs — this is attracting bargain hunters. Why Robinhood’s Near-50% Fall Could Be a Buy-the-Dip Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist lowered its price target (from $130 to $120) but kept a Buy rating — that’s a mixed signal: confidence in medium-term upside but recognition of nearer-term risks. Truist Lowers Price Target on HOOD
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech and crypto market moves are weighing on HOOD — several pieces note HOOD trading more like bitcoin recently, amplifying volatility that may be unrelated to its core retail brokerage revenue growth. Robinhood’s Stock Is Now Trading Almost Exactly Like Bitcoin
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed revenue expectations as crypto revenue collapsed (~38%), which triggered the initial selloff and investor concern about earnings sensitivity to crypto volumes. That earnings miss remains the primary near-term catalyst for selling pressure. Robinhood Stock Falls as Crypto Revenue Collapses
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and negative headlines pushed shares sharply lower after earnings (some reports note ~9% intraday drops), increasing volatility and prompting short-term sellers. Robinhood Stock Down Following Analyst Downgrade

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HOOD. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Wednesday. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Compass Point reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Robinhood Markets from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $126.95.

Robinhood Markets Trading Up 6.8%

Shares of NASDAQ HOOD opened at $75.97 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $108.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.33. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $29.66 and a 1-year high of $153.86. The firm has a market cap of $68.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.44.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.01 EPS. Analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Robinhood Markets

In other news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 120,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.13, for a total value of $15,855,600.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 430,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,817,485.56. The trade was a 21.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total transaction of $45,611,250.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 700,939 shares of company stock worth $84,749,747 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 19.95% of the company’s stock.

Robinhood Markets Company Profile

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.