According to @StockMKTNewz, Piper Sandler raised its price target on Robinhood (HOOD) to 155 from 140 while maintaining an Overweight rating, and increased Palantir (PLTR) to 201 from 182 with Overweight unchanged, signaling bullish sell-side positioning into near-term trading catalysts; source: @StockMKTNewz, Oct 14, 2025. For trading impact, changes in analyst targets and recommendations are historically associated with abnormal returns and higher turnover around announcement dates, which can inform short-term momentum and liquidity strategies; source: Womack, Journal of Finance (1996). For crypto market read-through, Robinhood operates cryptocurrency trading that supports assets including BTC, ETH, and DOGE, making HOOD an equity proxy for retail crypto engagement and brokerage flows; source: Robinhood Crypto help center and Robinhood Markets, Inc. disclosures (2023–2024). Palantir’s core business is enterprise and government data analytics and AI software with no direct cryptocurrency revenue exposure, implying a less direct crypto linkage versus HOOD; source: Palantir Technologies Inc. 2023 Form 10-K.