Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Shares Up 13.7% – Time to Buy?

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) was up 13.7% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $109.71 and last traded at $108.13. 50,009,370 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 77% from the average daily volume of 28,231,195 shares. The stock had previously closed at $95.10.

Robinhood Markets News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bitcoin climbed toward $77,000 after trading near $62,800 earlier in the week, lifting crypto-linked brokerages. Higher crypto prices and trading activity could support Robinhood’s transaction revenue and attract more retail users. Robinhood Stock Jumps as Bitcoin Rally Fuels Crypto Shares
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment improved after the SEC’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” framework reportedly sought to preempt state securities laws for tokenized contracts. A clearer national framework could expand Robinhood’s crypto, tokenization and 24-hour trading opportunities. SEC Clears the Crypto Runway
• Positive Sentiment: President Trump’s support for the Clarity Act added to expectations for more predictable cryptocurrency rules, benefiting Robinhood and other digital-asset platforms. CEO Vlad Tenev has separately urged policymakers to move quickly on tokenized stocks and permanent crypto regulation.
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity was unusually strong, with traders purchasing 408,085 call options—about 36% above typical call volume—signaling increased short-term bullish positioning, although options flows can be speculative.
• Neutral Sentiment: Robinhood’s latest results provide a fundamental backdrop: quarterly revenue rose 32.5% year over year to $1.31 billion and earnings exceeded expectations. However, the stock’s elevated valuation leaves limited room for weaker execution or a pullback in crypto activity.
• Negative Sentiment: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee reiterated that investors should avoid HOOD in 2026, citing valuation and execution concerns despite the company’s growth. The bearish view could limit gains if the crypto rally fades. Tom Lee Says Avoid Robinhood Stock
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Shiv Verma sold 3,982 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The scheduled nature reduces its significance as a discretionary bearish signal, but insider selling can still weigh on sentiment. Robinhood CFO Insider Sale

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on HOOD. Mizuho raised their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Robinhood Markets from $95.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen raised Robinhood Markets from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 12th. Loop Capital set a $105.00 price target on Robinhood Markets in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $113.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.52.

Robinhood Markets Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $100.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $97.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 2.35.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Robinhood Markets had a net margin of 42.01% and a return on equity of 22.43%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Robinhood Markets

In related news, insider Steven M. Quirk sold 19,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $2,324,464.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 62,612 shares in the company, valued at $7,510,935.52. This trade represents a 23.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.68, for a total transaction of $836,800.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 481,396 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,283,217.28. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have bought 680,000 shares of company stock worth $55,306,560 and have sold 612,704 shares worth $66,675,612. Company insiders own 13.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HOOD. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Robinhood Markets by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 145,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,455,000 after buying an additional 68,458 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 86.2% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 100,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,406,000 after acquiring an additional 46,688 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 196.3% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 722,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,755,000 after purchasing an additional 478,919 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 60,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,786,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 107.8% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 272,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,832,000 after purchasing an additional 141,440 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.