Bernstein maintains an outperform rating on Robinhood, with a target price of 160 USD

Analysts at research and brokerage firm Bernstein maintain an outperform rating on Robinhood Markets with a target price of $160, stating that its newly launched Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain, has become a source of profit for the company. Since its launch on July 1, the network has generated approximately $39 million in fees, with annualized fees expected to reach $160 million by 2028. Over the past 15 days, Robinhood Chain has topped all chains with approximately $33 million in fees, surpassing Solana (approximately $11 million) and BNB Chain (approximately $9 million).

According to the Bernstein report, Robinhood retains about 90% of the fees, with approximately 10% going to Arbitrum, which provides the technology, and less than 1% paid to Ethereum as data fees. The value of tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain has risen from about $10 million to $140 million over the past two months, accounting for approximately 32% of the value of tokenized equity transfers in the week of August 30, second only to BNB Chain. The total supply of stablecoins on the chain has reached approximately $1 billion, a significant increase from about $241 million in early July, with USDG accounting for about 66% and USDe for about 33%.

Robinhood's stock price fell 2.09% last Friday, closing at $122.11, with the target price implying about 31% upside potential. The U.S. market was closed on Monday due to a public holiday.