ING Groep NV Acquires New Shares in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

ING Groep NV purchased a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 36,245 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,190,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Robinhood Markets by 120.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 271 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 113.6% in 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 period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 107.6% during the third quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Robinhood Markets in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Robinhood Markets Trading Down 8.8%

NASDAQ HOOD opened at $71.12 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $63.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.52, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $118.35. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $29.66 and a 12-month high of $153.86.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 42.10% and a return on equity of 22.32%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and improving profitability — HOOD reported $0.66 EPS (above estimates) and showed stronger full‑year margins and deposit growth, supporting a longer‑term earnings thesis. Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying from ARK/ Cathie Wood signals conviction — Ark Invest added a multi‑million dollar stake during recent weakness, providing a potential buyer-of-the-dip catalyst. Cathie Wood Sees Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Management pushing prediction markets as the next growth engine — CEO commentary frames prediction markets and product velocity as strategic priorities; this is longer‑term and may take quarters to monetize. CEO Prediction Markets Comments
• Neutral Sentiment: Company outlines a path to large platform assets and international expansion — product launches and asset growth targets (e.g., $1T ambition) are positive but execution‑dependent. Path to $1T in Platform Assets
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed estimates as crypto revenue collapsed ~38% YoY — the revenue shortfall was the main immediate catalyst for the selloff, underscoring HOOD’s sensitivity to crypto volumes. Crypto Revenue Collapse
• Negative Sentiment: Stock trading closely with bitcoin amplifies volatility — pieces note HOOD is moving almost in lockstep with crypto selloffs despite crypto being a minority of revenue. That correlation increases downside when crypto falls. HOOD vs Bitcoin Correlation
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets after the print (multiple firms lowered PTs though many kept buy/overweight ratings), adding near‑term selling pressure despite longer‑term bullish cases. Analyst Price‑Target Moves (Benzinga roundup)

Insider Buying and Selling at Robinhood Markets

In other news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.07, for a total value of $870,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 393,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,271,796.84. This represents a 2.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 52,540 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total value of $4,613,537.40. Following the completion of 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock worth $182,272,702. 14.47% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on HOOD. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $152.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Monday. Argus started coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Robinhood Markets from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $126.95.

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.