Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Price Target Lowered to $100.00 at Needham & Company LLC

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) had its price objective decreased by Needham & Company LLC from $135.00 to $100.00 in a research note published on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on HOOD. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Argus initiated coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Robinhood Markets from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday. Compass Point reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Robinhood Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.41.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

HOOD stock opened at $77.92 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.43. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $111.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $118.68. Robinhood Markets has a fifty-two week low of $29.66 and a fifty-two week high of $153.86.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Robinhood Markets

In related news, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 52,540 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total transaction of $4,613,537.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 27,564 shares in the company, valued at $2,420,394.84. This represents a 65.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 a total of 1,537,615 shares of company stock worth $182,272,702 over the last quarter. 14.47% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HOOD. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,771,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,831,756,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334,443 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 103.2% during the 3rd 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. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,171,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,386,944,000 after purchasing an additional 356,902 shares during the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,081,910,000 after purchasing an additional 11,244,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,202,160,000. 93.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record operating and user metrics: Robinhood reported $4.5B revenue for 2025, $1.28B in Q4, record net deposits and 4.2M Robinhood Gold subscribers — supporting higher ARPU and cash generation. Robinhood Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management is pushing product-led growth (prediction markets, AI features, international expansion) and presented a plan to scale platform assets toward $1T — a structural growth story investors may buy into if execution continues. Robinhood outlines path to $1T in platform assets as product velocity accelerates and international expansion gains momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest: ARK Invest purchased roughly $34M of HOOD shares, signaling conviction from a high‑profile active investor despite recent volatility. Cathie Wood Sees Opportunity in Robinhood’s Crypto Weakness? Ark Buys HOOD Stock Worth 34 Million, Dumps Airbnb Ahead Of Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: CFO transition: Shiv Verma was named CFO (effective Feb. 6) — a routine leadership change but one investors will watch as the company executes spending and accounting plans. Robinhood Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst reactions: several firms reaffirmed bullish views or called a bottom even as some trimmed targets — consensus still implies material upside but near‑term estimates were adjusted. Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Shows Future Product Strength For Prediction Markets, Analyst Says Share Price ‘Compelling’
• Negative Sentiment: Crypto revenue collapse drove the miss: crypto revenue fell ~38% YoY to ~$221M in Q4, pushing total revenue below consensus (~$1.28B vs. ~$1.32B expected) and triggering the sell‑off. Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Falls 8% as Crypto Revenue Collapses 38% in Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target trims and investor sensitivity to crypto: multiple firms reduced targets (Goldman, Piper, Barclays, Needham noted), increasing near‑term downside risk as HOOD trades with a high beta and crypto correlation.
• Negative Sentiment: Expense and execution risk: management plans to increase product and international investment (2026 adjusted operating expense + SBC midpoint ~18% YoY) and flagged regulatory/credit uncertainties — these raise execution and margin risks that worried short‑term holders. Crypto winter hits Robinhood’s sales and stock, but CEO sees prediction-market ‘super cycle’

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.