Robinhood Markets Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:HOOD)

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Friday. Traders bought 218,678 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 37% compared to the average volume of 160,027 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on HOOD. JMP Securities boosted their target price on Robinhood Markets from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Robinhood Markets from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $20.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Robinhood Markets from $25.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Robinhood Markets from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Robinhood Markets from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.07.

Insider Activity at Robinhood Markets

In related news, CTO Jeffrey Tsvi Pinner sold 5,876 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.92, for a total transaction of $222,817.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 11,752 shares in the company, valued at $445,635.84. This represents a 33.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 250,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.21, for a total value of $6,052,500.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,609,792 shares of company stock worth $136,247,178. 19.95% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Robinhood Markets

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HM Payson & Co. boosted its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 53.5% during the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,176 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank increased its stake in Robinhood Markets by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 13,245 shares of the company's stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Robinhood Markets by 16.5% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,437 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in Robinhood Markets by 18.2% during the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 3,788 shares of the company's stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 3.1% in the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $463,000 after buying an additional 598 shares in the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Robinhood Markets Stock Up 4.5 %

HOOD stock traded up $2.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $48.15. The company had a trading volume of 35,128,062 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,739,152. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $38.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.00. The firm has a market cap of $42.56 billion, a PE ratio of 81.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.07. Robinhood Markets has a 1-year low of $10.38 and a 1-year high of $49.27.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.01). Robinhood Markets had a return on equity of 7.52% and a net margin of 21.80%. The firm had revenue of $637.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $660.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.09) EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 36.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Robinhood Markets will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current year.

About Robinhood Markets

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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