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Robinhood stock is sizzling Thursday after the online trading platform reported impressive fourth-quarter results. Here's what investors need to know.

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price,