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Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Trading Down 2.3% After Analyst Downgrade

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Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 2.3% during trading on Monday after Citigroup lowered their price target on the stock from $60.00 to $50.00. Citigroup currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Robinhood Markets traded as low as $38.84 and last traded at $40.97. Approximately 16,883,134 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 21,804,656 shares. The stock had previously closed at $41.92.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on HOOD. Mizuho upped their target price on Robinhood Markets from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Robinhood Markets from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $69.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Robinhood Markets from $57.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a "market perform" rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Robinhood Markets in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Robinhood Markets presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.24.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,853 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.81, for a total transaction of $273,978.93. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 17,559 shares of the company's stock, valued at $821,936.79. This trade represents a 25.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Daniel Martin Gallagher, Jr. sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.45, for a total transaction of $4,045,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 731,642 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $29,594,918.90. The trade was a 12.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,205,655 shares of company stock valued at $113,702,448. Insiders own 19.95% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 8.9% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,178,669 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,024,000 after buying an additional 177,395 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 18,942 shares of the company's stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 4,487 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Robinhood Markets by 34.2% in the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 81,843 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,917,000 after buying an additional 20,838 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 13,581.5% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 73,059 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,711,000 after acquiring an additional 72,525 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its position in Robinhood Markets by 246.9% in the third quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 2,390 shares of the company's stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets Trading Down 10.3 %

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.38, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.14.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.13. Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 13.53% and a net margin of 47.81%. As a group, analysts forecast that Robinhood Markets, Inc. will post 1.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Robinhood Markets Company Profile

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Robinhood Markets, Inc operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, and initial public offerings participation services.

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