Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Trading Up 4.4% – Still a Buy?

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD)’s stock price traded up 4.4% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $92.35 and last traded at $90.34. Approximately 19,481,325 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 33% from the average session volume of 29,185,217 shares. The stock had previously closed at $86.56.

Key Robinhood Markets News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Private-market expansion: Robinhood launched Robinhood Ventures Fund II, a publicly offered fund targeting early-stage companies, including startups from Y Combinator. The offering broadens access to private-market investments for retail investors and could create a new fee and asset-gathering opportunity. Robinhood is launching a publicly traded fund that invests in Y Combinator startups
• Positive Sentiment: UK crypto approval: Robinhood received permission from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to offer crypto services, expanding its international growth opportunity. However, the authorization includes operational and product limitations. Robinhood Gets UK’s Permission to Offer Crypto Services
• Positive Sentiment: Prediction-markets momentum: Revenue from Robinhood’s prediction-markets business reportedly surpassed crypto revenue in 2026, suggesting the company is successfully diversifying beyond cryptocurrency trading. Robinhood Prediction Markets Revenue Beats Crypto in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly beat: Robinhood reported quarterly EPS of $0.62 versus the $0.44 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $1.31 billion, ahead of expectations and up 32.5% year over year. Its stronger cash position and trading metrics support the long-term growth case. Robinhood scores another win after earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst support remains positive but more cautious: Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its HOOD price target from $130 to $115 while maintaining an “overweight” rating, citing valuation assumptions rather than a weaker long-term outlook. Needham also reduced its target to $120. Analyst Turns More Conservative On Crypto Stock Valuations
• Negative Sentiment: Crypto weakness and valuation concerns: The stock faced pressure despite the earnings beat because crypto-related revenue weakened, while investors viewed the results as insufficient relative to elevated expectations. Commentary also cautions that the shares remain volatile and expensive. ETFs to Watch as HOOD Sinks Despite Q2 Earnings Beat

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HOOD shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $95.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Robinhood Markets from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research raised Robinhood Markets from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.52.

Robinhood Markets Trading Up 4.4%

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market cap of $81.35 billion, a PE ratio of 39.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 2.33.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 22.43% and a net margin of 42.01%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.42 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, Director Meyer Malka acquired 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $80.74 per share, with a total value of $20,185,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 3,924,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $316,858,235.98. This trade represents a 6.80% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.17, for a total transaction of $43,563,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 375,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,563,750. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 680,000 shares of company stock valued at $55,306,560 and sold 621,263 shares valued at $66,024,957. Insiders own 13.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 1,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 90.1% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Constant Guidance Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Constant Guidance Financial LLC now owns 2,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.