Shiv Verma Sells 3,982 Shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Stock

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) CFO Shiv Verma sold 3,982 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.07, for a total transaction of $378,568.74. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 51,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,940,122.41. The trade was a 7.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Shiv Verma also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 15th, Shiv Verma sold 3,984 shares of Robinhood Markets stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.84, for a total transaction of $393,778.56.

Robinhood Markets Price Performance

Shares of HOOD stock opened at $95.10 on Friday. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has a 12-month low of $63.51 and a 12-month high of $153.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 2.35. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $100.72 and a 200-day moving average of $86.07.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HOOD. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,771,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,831,756,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334,443 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 33,121,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,746,036,000 after purchasing an additional 875,297 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,171,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,386,944,000 after purchasing an additional 356,902 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,683,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,208,335,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Robinhood Markets during the fourth quarter worth $1,202,160,000. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on HOOD shares. Loop Capital set a $105.00 price objective on Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Robinhood Markets from $113.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.52.

More Robinhood Markets News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bitcoin climbed above $70,000, improving the outlook for crypto trading activity and transaction revenue at Robinhood. The broader rebound also lifted sentiment toward retail brokerages and digital-asset platforms. Bitcoin surges above $70K
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Vlad Tenev said more permanent crypto regulations could boost investor confidence and urged the U.S. to move quickly on stock tokenization. If approved, tokenized equities and 24-hour trading could expand Robinhood’s addressable market and strengthen its Robinhood Chain strategy. Robinhood CEO Tenev Talks Crypto Rules and Prediction Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Robinhood’s role as the official broker for Trump Accounts could provide a long-term customer-acquisition opportunity, although the accounts are initially focused on simple S&P 500 ETF investing rather than higher-margin trading products. Trump Accounts will offer primarily S&P 500 ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Robinhood recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up 32.5% year over year. However, a P/E ratio above 40 leaves the stock dependent on continued rapid growth and strong execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Baiju Bhatt sold 50,317 shares worth approximately $4.87 million, followed by CFO Shiv Verma’s sale of 3,982 shares worth about $379,000. Both trades used pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing their value as discretionary bearish signals, but the combined selling is still pressuring sentiment. Robinhood CFO sells shares
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst Tom Lee advised investors to avoid Robinhood in 2026, citing concerns despite the company’s strong growth. The call has drawn pushback from other commentators, but it highlights ongoing worries about valuation, crypto dependence and execution risk. Analysts question Tom Lee’s call on Robinhood

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.