Wedbush Securities Inc. Sells 14,210 Shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Wedbush Securities Inc. lowered its position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 29,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,210 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Robinhood Markets were worth $4,231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HOOD. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 46.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 49,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,076,000 after buying an additional 15,885 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 51.8% during the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 27,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,612,000 after acquiring an additional 9,520 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Robinhood Markets during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,017,000. 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 valued at $887,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Robinhood Markets by 36.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after acquiring an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HOOD shares. 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 report on Monday, December 22nd. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Robinhood Markets from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Eighteen 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Robinhood Markets presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.41.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

Shares of Robinhood Markets stock opened at $77.92 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.07 billion, a PE ratio of 37.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $111.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.68. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a one year low of $29.66 and a one 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 the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during 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 22.97%. Robinhood Markets’s revenue was up 26.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.01 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More Robinhood Markets News

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’

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Robinhood Markets news, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 120,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.13, for a total value of $15,855,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 430,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,817,485.56. This trade represents a 21.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 418,338 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.56, for a total value of $48,761,477.28. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock valued at $182,272,702. 14.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Robinhood Markets 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.