Robinhood (HOOD) Earnings Preview: Crypto Revenue Seen Falling

Robinhood’s (HOOD) file crypto buying and selling income from the final quarter of 2024 might show onerous to repeat, in accordance with JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington, who forecast a drop in digital asset volumes for the primary quarter of this yr.

The on-line buying and selling platform studies first quarter outcomes after the U.S. market shut on Wednesday.

The fourth quarter’s staggering 700% surge in cryptocurrency buying and selling income was behind a large leap in HOOD’s total transaction-based income. Worthington, nonetheless, sees that momentum stalling within the first quarter, citing a decline in each fairness and crypto markets, particularly within the latter half of the quarter.

Worthington and crew estimate Robinhood customers traded about $52 billion in crypto through the quarter, down from $71 billion in This fall. Worthington attributes the drop to a “risk-off” atmosphere that erased a lot of the market’s beneficial properties for the reason that begin of the yr. Robinhood’s property underneath custody (AUC) are anticipated to fall 5% from the prior quarter to $183.3 billion, although nonetheless up 41% year-over-year.

While the report highlights sturdy retail shopping for in early April following tariff-related information from Washington, Worthington means that exercise might not be sufficient to raise first quarter outcomes. He warns that softer demand for margin and derivatives buying and selling — additionally seen at competitor Interactive Brokers — may weigh on Robinhood’s total efficiency.

Worthington maintained a impartial ranking on the inventory and trimmed his worth goal by $1 to $44, suggesting about 10% draw back from the present worth just under $49.

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