ING Groep NV Takes Position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

ING Groep NV purchased a new position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 36,245 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,190,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in Robinhood Markets by 113.6% in the 3rd quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 188 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 107.6% in the third quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 100.0% in the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd bought a new position in Robinhood Markets in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new position in Robinhood Markets during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. 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 price-to-earnings ratio of 34.52, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $110.01 and a 200-day moving average of $118.35. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 1-year low of $29.66 and a 1-year high of $153.86.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 42.10%.The company’s revenue was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.01 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,864 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.48, for a total transaction of $630,262.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 9,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $981,614.84. This represents a 39.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $870,700.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 393,612 shares in the company, valued at $34,271,796.84. This represents a 2.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock worth $182,272,702. 14.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on HOOD shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $145.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research cut shares of Robinhood Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Dbs Bank raised shares of Robinhood Markets to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $126.95.

Key Headlines Impacting 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)

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.