Why Robinhood Stock Was Bumping Higher Today
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By Eric Volkman – Dec 16, 2025 at 3:31PM ESTKey PointsAn analyst reiterated his bullish take on the next-generation brokerage.He continues to feel it's a buy.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NASDAQ: HOODRobinhood MarketsMarket Cap$104BToday's Changeangle-down(3.69%) $4.25Current Price$119.51Price as of December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM ETA new analysis highlighted the company's embrace of prediction markets.A bullish analyst note was the spark that lit the fire under Robinhood Markets (HOOD +3.69%) on Tuesday. Inspired by the update, investors snapped up shares of the next-generation brokerage, and they were trading up by more than 2% in mid-session action. Predicting future success The note was authored by Mizuho's Dan Dolev, In the analysis, Dolev reiterated his outperform (i.e., buy) recommendation and $172 per share price target on Robinhood's equity. Image source: Getty Images. According to reports, Dolev focused on prediction markets, a lucrative segment of the financial industry that has been very lively of late. The pundit wrote that, compared to cryptocurrency brokerage Coinbase, the fresh money -- i.e., a client's capital earmarked specifically for prediction markets, rather than reallocated from existing investments -- proportion for Robinhood is larger, at around 50%. Dolev estimated that Robinhood's run rate from prediction markets is $300 million, a figure that inspired him to raise both 2026 and 2027 revenue forecasts by 6% to 7%.Advertisement ExpandNASDAQ: HOODRobinhood MarketsToday's Change(3.69%) $4.25Current Price$119.51Key Data PointsMarket Cap$104BDay's Range$115.87 - $120.6952wk Range$29.66 - $153.86Volume646KAvg Vol32MGross Margin89.78% An adventurous brokerage Robinhood is a very ambitious company, and it is clearly eager to expand into new segments -- it eagerly embraced crypto before it was commonplace, and it has already managed to build a healthy business with its prediction market operations. It has already demonstrated a knack for extracting value from such explorations, and I think it'll continue to do so. I'm bullish on Robinhood's future, too, and I feel it's an important company well worth watching in the financial sector.About the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanRead NextDec 14, 2025 •By Marc GubertiRobinhood vs. SoFi: Which Fintech Stock Is Better?Dec 13, 2025 •By Leo SunThe Best Fintech Stocks to Buy With $500 Right NowDec 12, 2025 •By Reuben Gregg BrewerIs Robinhood Stock a Millionaire Maker?Dec 11, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy Robinhood Stock Got Slammed TodayDec 10, 2025 •By Josh CableRobinhood Stock Is Up Roughly 90% in the Last 6 Months.
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