Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Slips Despite Q1 Earnings Beat Amid Mixed Analyst Reactions: What's Going On?

Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD shares have fallen 3.6% over the past week to $47.67, despite reporting first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations.

What To Know: The trading platform posted earnings per share of 37 cents, surpassing the consensus estimate of 32 cents, and revenue of $927 million, a 50% year-over-year jump driven by robust trading activity in crypto, options and equities.

The company highlighted a 77% increase in transaction-based revenue and a 70% growth in platform assets, helped by the TradePMR acquisition. Average revenue per user rose 39% to $145. CEO Vlad Tenev emphasized accelerating innovation, noting new initiatives like Robinhood Strategies, Banking and Cortex.

Despite the upbeat results, analysts issued mixed reactions. JP Morgan noted the earnings beat was partly tax-driven and flagged heavier expenses.

Needham lowered its price target, citing softened crypto volumes and lower interest income. Piper Sandler and Goldman Sachs remained optimistic, pointing to user growth and traction in new products like futures and prediction markets.

Robinhood also attracted a record $18 billion in net deposits, but potential trading slowdowns due to macroeconomic concerns like global tariffs have raised caution heading into the second-quarter.

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How To Buy HOOD Stock

By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Robinhood Markets – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.

Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy “fractional shares,” which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.

In the case of Robinhood Markets, which is trading at $47.21 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 2.12 shares of stock.

If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to “go short” a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, HOOD has a 52-week high of $66.08 and a 52-week low of $13.98.