In this article, we will take a detailed look at the most popular stocks on Robinhood in 2025.
Individual investors, often called retail investors, on platforms as Robinhood represent an increasingly influential market segment that exhibits active trading behaviors, responsiveness to trends and momentum, and collective market-moving power. Notable examples include the 2021 short squeezes in stocks that caused billions of losses to several hedge funds. In these instances, collective buying activity on Robinhood, coordinated through social media platforms, caused rapid and sharp stock price movements that could not be anticipated by professionals. The key takeaway is that even the least informed segment of investors can occasionally have the power to move the markets and drive pockets of volatility, which automatically creates opportunities for gains.
History shows that retail interest in buying stocks sparked at or immediately before market peaks, making it an indicator of potential market overvaluation and a predictor of market corrections. However, retail investors are leveraging social media, AI, and learning tools to get more informed than ever, which has led to their behavior changing over time. For instance, it was widely reported that retail investors have injected billions of dollars into US stocks during the recent stock market correction. JP Morgan mentioned that during the early April meltdown, retail investors bought a record $4.7 billion worth of stocks, the highest level in over a decade. Small-cap technology was one of the favorite sector picks of individual investors amid the meltdown, while institutional investors have increased their bets against the sector. This highlights the idea that retail investors have adopted a smarter investing strategy, which involves buying dips and undervalued stocks.
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The big question is how one could exploit the signals communicated by the retail trading activity on platforms such as Robinhood? The answer is by investing in the same stocks that are bought by both retail and institutional investors. Buying pressure from both these market segments will inevitably lead to upward momentum in stock prices. In other words, if everyone is buying, then odds are the stock prices will move higher. Besides that, before buying, one should make sure that the economy is moving in the right direction. We believe the outlook on the US economy is becoming more optimistic than it was last month, for the following reasons:
First, news that China and the US might be moving toward starting trade negotiations is exceptionally positive in that they mitigate the largest disruptor of the stock market in the last months – the Trump Tariff Turmoil. In this regard, the reputable Yardeni Research has recently lowered its subjective odds of a recession from the previous 45% to the current 35% (lower odds of recession means higher likelihood of stronger earnings and thus higher stock prices).
Second, the better-than-expected April US employment report represents an important signal that corporations aren’t buying into the recession story and are definitely not rushing to downsize their business. According to the report, US employers added 177,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, which represents a healthy level for the overall economy. This is among the main indicators used by Fed officials to make their monetary policy decisions; we believe they are likely to conclude that the US economy is in good shape.
Third, the largest and most potent segment of the stock market – the Magnificent 7 – is still doing great and is well-positioned to continue to push the overall market higher. Three of them have already beaten earnings expectations in Q1 2025. While AI may or may not directly make money for the big tech, the demand for cloud computing will inevitably rise, stimulating their earnings. The Magnificent 7 is such a large segment of the market that their strength could more than offset any weakness in industrial activity and the consumer discretionary sector, which have been sluggish year-to-date.
To sum up, our list of most popular stocks on Robinhood was created by looking at the most popular buys from retail investors, which are also supported by hedge funds. In a neutral or rising economy, we believe the odds are that these stocks will be among the best-performing due to immense buying pressure from all categories of investors.
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Our Methodology
To compile our list of most popular stocks on Robinhood, we used public press releases to find the most widely bought stocks on the platform in the first four months of the year. Then we compared the list with our proprietary database of hedge funds’ ownership as of the fourth quarter of 2024, and included in the article the top 12 stocks with the largest number of hedge funds that own the stock, ranked in ascending order.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
12. Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) is a US-based full-stack quantum computing company that designs, manufactures, and operates superconducting quantum processors. Through its innovative quantum computing setups and a proprietary cloud services platform, RGTI serves commercial enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions globally, helping them with algorithm development and quantum application programming and supporting clients in leveraging quantum computing capabilities.
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) has entered into a significant strategic collaboration with Quanta Computer, a Taiwan-based Global Fortune 500 company, with both companies committing to invest more than $100 million each over the next 5 years. Additionally, Quanta will invest $35 million to purchase RGTI common stock, strengthening its position in the quantum computing market through complementary strengths—RGTI’s pioneering superconducting quantum technology and Quanta’s expertise as a leading server manufacturer with $43 billion in sales. The company achieved notable technological progress with the launch of its 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system, which demonstrated improved performance compared to the previous generation.
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI)’s financial position has been significantly strengthened, with cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments totaling $217.2 million as of the end of the most recently reported Q4 2024. Management believes these funds should be sufficient to meet anticipated operating needs for at least the next 3 years based on current business plans and expectations. Looking ahead, RGTI remains confident in its plans to scale to 100-plus qubits by the end of the year with a targeted 2x reduction in error rates from the end of 2024 levels, while maintaining its position as a leader in superconducting quantum computing, which makes it one of the most popular stocks on Robinhood.
11. Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM) leverages artificial intelligence technology to advance precision medicine through integrating clinical, molecular, and imaging data to provide AI-driven diagnostics and decision support tools across oncology, cardiology, radiology, and neuropsychiatry. The company operates laboratories and offers services such as next-generation sequencing, molecular profiling, and algorithmic diagnostics.
Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM) delivered strong performance in Q4 with revenue growth accelerating to 35.8% YoY and gross profit growth accelerating even faster at 49.7%. The company ended the year with $940 million in total remaining contract value and achieved 140% net revenue retention, both showing material improvements. The Data and services business segment had a particularly strong Q4, contributing to the accelerated gross profit growth and improved metrics.
Looking ahead, Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM) has increased its 2025 revenue guidance and expects to generate about $5 million in adjusted EBITDA, marking its transition to profitability. The company successfully closed the Ambry Genetics acquisition on February 3, which will contribute two months of results in the next reported quarter. Additionally, TEM extended its Google agreement for another 5 years, securing favorable rates and extending the note repayment timeline, which decreases as they spend on the Google platform. TEM’s strong revenue and profitability growth momentum secures its eleventh place on our list of the most popular stocks on Robinhood in 2025.
10. Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 44
Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, is a US-based company that provides AI-powered enterprise analytics software and services, while also holding significant Bitcoin assets. MSTR remains the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, with 553,555 bitcoins valued at $52 billion as of April 28.
In the first 4 months of 2025, Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) acquired an additional 106,085 bitcoin for $9.9 billion at an average price of approximately $93,600. The company has successfully raised substantial capital, including $6.6 billion through equity offerings, $2 billion through convertible notes, and $1.4 billion through newly listed preferred stock. Since adopting its bitcoin strategy in 2020, MSTR stock has outperformed every major asset class and S&P company, appreciating 2,887% to date, compared to bitcoin’s 692% and the broader market’s 65% gains. The persistent interest of retail investors towards Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies makes MSTR one of the most popular stocks on Robinhood in 2025.
Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) has announced an expanded capital plan, dubbed the 42/42 plan, targeting $42 billion in equity and $42 billion in fixed income through 2027. MSTR is focusing on developing the credit markets and introducing innovative fixed income securities, with the potential to emerge as the world’s first investment-grade bitcoin treasury company. The company maintains a disciplined leverage ratio between 20% and 30%, allowing responsible scaling while maximizing long-term value. Management believes that with $109 billion in equity market cap and approximately $100 billion in equity cushion over fixed income liabilities, the company’s capital structure is well fortified.
