Florida Financial Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Robinhood Markets, Inc. $HOOD

Florida Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,467,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Robinhood Markets by 46.7% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 49,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,076,000 after purchasing an additional 15,885 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc grew its stake in Robinhood Markets by 51.8% during the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 27,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after acquiring an additional 9,520 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 8.3% in 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 last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 36.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 155.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 29,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 17,943 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Robinhood Markets

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying signals conviction from some long-term investors — Ark/ Cathie Wood bought roughly $34M of HOOD, which supports a recovery narrative after the crypto-driven sell-off. Cathie Wood Sees Opportunity in Robinhood’s Crypto Weakness
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts argue the selloff is overblown — Truist told clients the pullback may be excessive and maintained a constructive view despite trimming its price target. That view helps underpin short-term buying. Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Selloff May Be Overblown, Said Truist
• Positive Sentiment: Management is pushing new growth levers (prediction markets, product velocity, international expansion) and outlined a path to $1T in platform assets — these strategic initiatives are being cited as reasons to look past near-term crypto weakness. Robinhood Outlines Path to $1T in Platform Assets
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts and outlets are pitching HOOD as a buy-the-dip opportunity given its growth outside crypto and steep share decline from highs — this is attracting bargain hunters. Why Robinhood’s Near-50% Fall Could Be a Buy-the-Dip Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist lowered its price target (from $130 to $120) but kept a Buy rating — that’s a mixed signal: confidence in medium-term upside but recognition of nearer-term risks. Truist Lowers Price Target on HOOD
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech and crypto market moves are weighing on HOOD — several pieces note HOOD trading more like bitcoin recently, amplifying volatility that may be unrelated to its core retail brokerage revenue growth. Robinhood’s Stock Is Now Trading Almost Exactly Like Bitcoin
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed revenue expectations as crypto revenue collapsed (~38%), which triggered the initial selloff and investor concern about earnings sensitivity to crypto volumes. That earnings miss remains the primary near-term catalyst for selling pressure. Robinhood Stock Falls as Crypto Revenue Collapses
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and negative headlines pushed shares sharply lower after earnings (some reports note ~9% intraday drops), increasing volatility and prompting short-term sellers. Robinhood Stock Down Following Analyst Downgrade

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.63, for a total value of $45,611,250.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 52,540 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,420,394.84. This trade represents a 65.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,537,615 shares of company stock valued at $182,272,702. Company insiders own 14.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HOOD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America decreased their target price on Robinhood Markets from $166.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $159.00 to $124.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Loop Capital set a $130.00 target price on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Monday. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robinhood Markets currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.95.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

Robinhood Markets stock opened at $75.97 on Friday. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.66 and a fifty-two week high of $153.86. The company has a market capitalization of $68.31 billion, a PE ratio of 36.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $108.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $118.14.

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

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.