10 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2025

4. Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 77

Year-to-Date Performance as of December 22: 228.42%

Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) is one of the best performing S&P 500 stocks in 2025. On December 22, Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price target on Robinhood to $147 from $146 with an Equal Weight rating on the shares. In a sector preview, the firm noted that robust transaction volumes across brokers and exchanges in Q4 2025 have created a likely upside for earnings. Consequently, the firm is raising its Q4 EPS estimates by an average of 5%.

Earlier on December 16, Truist initiated coverage of Robinhood with a Buy rating and $155 price target.

In other news, on the same day, Robinhood unveiled a major expansion of the platform’s AI and prediction market capabilities. Since its launch late last year, prediction markets have become Robinhood’s fastest-growing revenue stream, with over 1 million customers trading 11 billion contracts. To build on this momentum, the company introduced Preset Combos for professional football, allowing users to trade combined outcomes, totals, and spreads.

The day also marked the debut of the next-generation Robinhood Cortex, which is an AI-powered assistant designed for Robinhood Gold subscribers. Reimagined as a central interface for the entire app, Cortex uses real-time market data and professional analyst reports to provide personalized insights and execute trades. Users can now use plain-English commands to buy or sell equities and crypto, conduct research, or adjust account settings. This updated experience is set to roll out in Q1 2026 for Gold members, who pay either $5 monthly or $50 annually.

Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) operates a financial services platform in the US. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, ETFs, American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies.