Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) Given “Overweight” Rating at Morgan Stanley

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Sep 30th, 2026

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Morgan Stanley in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 33.33% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on HOOD. Scotiabank initiated coverage on Robinhood Markets in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $136.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. China Renaissance initiated coverage on Robinhood Markets in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Robinhood Markets from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $145.00 price target (up from $135.00) on shares of Robinhood Markets in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.83.

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Robinhood Markets Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of HOOD traded down $3.72 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $112.50. The company had a trading volume of 34,935,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,375,559. The firm has a market cap of $101.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 2.34. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $105.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Robinhood Markets has a 52-week low of $63.51 and a 52-week high of $153.86.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD – Get Free Report) last released 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 firm 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Robinhood Markets will post 2.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Robinhood Markets

In other Robinhood Markets news, Director Baiju Bhatt sold 43,373 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.28, for a total transaction of $4,956,666.44. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Shiv Verma sold 11,472 shares of Robinhood Markets stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.42, for a total value of $1,266,738.24. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 56,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,278,260.36. The trade was a 16.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,121,121 shares of company stock worth $132,674,478. Insiders own 13.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Robinhood Markets

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Robinhood Markets by 812.9% in the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 283 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copos Capital S.a r.l. bought a new stake in shares of Robinhood Markets in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. 93.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Robinhood Markets News

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

Positive Sentiment: Robinhood unveiled “Robinhood Agents,” AI tools that can research markets, develop strategies and place trades within customer-defined limits. The features could increase engagement, trading activity and customer assets while differentiating HOOD from other retail brokerages. Robinhood unveils weekend hours, AI agents to allow users to trade nonstop
Positive Sentiment: The company plans to expand trading in selected stocks to a near-continuous schedule, including weekends, alongside crypto and traditional-asset perpetual contracts. Broader market access may support higher trading volumes and transaction-related revenue. Robinhood brings round-the-clock trading to select stocks
Positive Sentiment: Wall Street support remains favorable. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an overweight rating with a $150 target, while BTIG raised its target to $135 and Goldman Sachs maintained a buy rating with a $145 target.
Neutral Sentiment: Robinhood is also adding social-investing tools, weekend trading and prediction-market capabilities, reinforcing its strategy of becoming a broader financial “super app.” These initiatives could deepen customer relationships, but their revenue contribution is not yet established. Robinhood’s financial super-app ambitions
Negative Sentiment: Autonomous AI trading and perpetual contracts raise suitability, loss, compliance and reputational risks, particularly for inexperienced investors. The market is assessing whether Robinhood can provide adequate safeguards as it automates more trading decisions. Robinhood expands AI agentic trading
Negative Sentiment: At roughly $112.50, HOOD remains well above its 200-day average and trades at an elevated earnings multiple near 50. That valuation leaves less room for disappointment, helping explain the stock’s retreat despite the long-term growth narrative.

About Robinhood Markets

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Robinhood Markets, Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) operates a financial services platform designed to provide investing and trading products through mobile applications and a website. Its offerings include commission-free trading in stocks and exchange-traded funds, options trading, cryptocurrency services, margin investing, and retirement accounts. The company also provides cash management features and other tools intended to help customers manage and invest their money.

Founded in 2013 by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood gained prominence by expanding access to investing through a low-cost, easy-to-use digital platform.