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    What Robinhood Markets (HOOD)'s AI and Crypto Expansion Means For Shareholders

    Simply Wall St·01/08/2026 21:41:31
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    • In recent days, Robinhood Markets has been in focus as analysts highlight its rapid rollout of products like AI assistant Cortex, prediction markets, and expanded crypto tools, alongside upcoming fourth-quarter 2025 results and leadership changes including a new CFO and its chief legal officer joining FINRA's Board.
    • At the same time, Robinhood's growing exposure to cryptocurrencies, tokenization themes, and international crypto-brokerage acquisitions is tying its business prospects more closely to digital asset markets and evolving regulation.
    • We’ll now examine how Robinhood’s push into AI-driven tools and prediction markets could reshape its existing investment narrative.

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    Robinhood Markets Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Robinhood today, you need to believe it can evolve from a trading app into a broad, profitable finance and crypto platform, while keeping users highly engaged. The key near term catalyst remains the Q4 2025 results on 10 February, where trends in options and crypto activity will be in focus. The biggest current risk is Robinhood’s sensitivity to crypto prices and retail trading volumes, which recent December volume concerns and bitcoin driven share moves have underlined.

    Among the latest announcements, the launch of the Cortex AI assistant for Robinhood Gold subscribers looks most relevant, because it aims to deepen engagement and could influence trading activity ahead of that earnings catalyst. Combined with rapidly growing prediction markets and advanced crypto features, Cortex illustrates how product rollouts are tying Robinhood’s revenue prospects more tightly to digital asset volumes and regulatory outcomes, especially as management highlights international crypto expansion and tokenization themes.

    Yet investors should also weigh how Robinhood’s heavy reliance on crypto linked trading and sentiment could quickly shift if...

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    Robinhood Markets' narrative projects $5.3 billion revenue and $1.8 billion earnings by 2028. This implies 14.0% yearly revenue growth with earnings remaining flat, requiring no change from current earnings of $1.8 billion.

    Uncover how Robinhood Markets' forecasts yield a $151.55 fair value, a 30% upside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Forty one members of the Simply Wall St Community currently place Robinhood’s fair value anywhere between US$45.42 and US$158.37, showing just how far opinions can stretch. As you weigh those views, remember that Robinhood’s growing exposure to crypto markets and regulation may be just as important for future performance as its rapid AI and product expansion.

    Explore 41 other fair value estimates on Robinhood Markets - why the stock might be worth less than half the current price!

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.