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Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD), an online brokerage that pioneered commission-free trading, significantly altered retail investing dynamics. In 2021, retail investors accounted for 25% of all equities trading volume, almost double the percentage from a decade prior, according to a report by the investing platform Public.
As of June 2, the most popular stocks among retail investors on Robinhood include Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Robinhood Investor Index tracks the top 100 most-owned investments, weighted by investor conviction. Notably, GameStop (NYSE: GME) is mentioned as a stock considered less favorable in this index.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is highlighted as a strong investment option, with its Azure cloud services experiencing a 35% year-over-year revenue growth in Q3 of its fiscal year 2025. Analyst Dan Ives raised Microsoft’s price target to $600, indicating a potential 22% upside.
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