Robinhood Markets (HOOD) news archive — page 13

Robinhood Markets, Inc. cooled off on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, giving back a sliver of Monday’s big jump but remaining one of the market’s most-watched and most-volatile names.

On Monday, November 24, 2025, Robinhood Markets, Inc. is back in rally mode. By early afternoon U.S. trading, the popular brokerage’s stock was changing hands around $113.7, up almost 6% on the day and adding billions in market value after a bruising stretch of volatility. StockAnalysis

Founded in 2013 with a mission to make investing accessible, Robinhood has grown into one of the most widely used retail trading platforms in the U.S. The app’s gamified, user-friendly interface – with instant account setup and free trades – brought a new generation into the stock market. By mid-2025, Robinhood reported 26.5 million funded accounts on its platformts2.tech. For context, that user base rivals the largest traditional brokers: Charles Schwab, after its TD Ameritrade acquisition, has ~38 million active brokerage accountspressroom.aboutschwab.com. Unlike those full-service brokers, Robinhood does not offer personalized financial advice, but it has steadily expanded its menu of services to increase engagement and monetize its growing user base.

Robinhood’s stock has had a wild 2025. As of Oct. 23, HOOD is trading in the low-$120s after a steep run. The stock opened on Oct. 23 at $127.22marketbeat.com, down from its early-October record high near $153ts2.tech. Year-to-date, HOOD is up roughly 250% – vastly outperforming broader marketsts2.techts2.tech. That meteoric rally coincided with Robinhood’s debut in the S&P 500 at the end of September, a “watershed moment” that forced index funds to buy the stock and pushed its market cap above $100 billionts2.tech.

Robinhood’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, vastly outperforming the broader marketts2.tech. After starting the year in the low $30s, HOOD rocketed past $100 over the summer and kept climbing. The rally hit a peak in early October when shares reached about $153, marking a record high for the companyts2.tech. This climb coincided with a major milestone: Robinhood’s inclusion in the S&P 500 index at the end of September, which was hailed as a “watershed moment” for fintech’s legitimacyts2.tech. Joining the benchmark index not only validated Robinhood as a big-league player, but also forced index funds to buy the stock, fueling additional demand. Robinhood’s market capitalization swelled above $100 billion on the newsts2.tech.