BANC
Banc of California, Inc.
BANC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over BANC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
BANC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BANC's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BANC.
HOOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HOOD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HOOD.
BANC PE Valuation
BANC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HOOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $81.35 | — |
| Cheap | 37x | $78.84 | -3.1% |
| Current | 38x | $81.35 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $110 | +35% |
| Expensive | 74x | $160 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HOOD's PE is in its cheap range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings.
BANC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BANC, with profitability improving.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for HOOD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BANC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.97 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.35 | -133% |
BANC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.35 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
HOOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.72 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.16 | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.26 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.06 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.05 | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.40 | +314% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.96 | +513% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.75 | +1150% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.56 | +$2.17 |
HOOD has the edge over BANC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
BANC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $303.8M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.4M | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $286.9M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $292.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $287.7M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $272.8M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $266M | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $264.3M | +1086% |
BANC's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $304M last quarter, up 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2044% | -2061 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 34% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +27 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +10451 points |
BANC's operating margin was 36% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
HOOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $989M | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $927M | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +115% |
HOOD has the edge over BANC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 52% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 50% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 55% | +49 points |
HOOD has the edge over BANC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BANC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.5M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $158.8M | +158% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.6M | +235% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $75.5M | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.4M | +79% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.6M | +$103.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $75.7M | +120% |
BANC has the edge over HOOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HOOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +$2.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $720M | -79% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +217% |
| Q4 2025 | -$937M | +$463M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6B | -187% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +6398% |
| Q1 2025 | $642M | +$1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.4B | -246% |
HOOD's free cash flow was $3B over the past year, up 159% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
BANC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +1.3M shares |
BANC has 160M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago, despite $220M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $109,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $32.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $187.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $35.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $112.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $38.9M |
BANC spent $220M buying back its own shares over the past year.
HOOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +15.9M shares |
| 5 years | +292% | +679M shares |
| Available history | +7.2% | +60.8M shares |
HOOD has the edge over BANC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $414M |
| Q1 2026 | $250M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $107M |
| Q2 2025 | $124M |
| Q1 2025 | $322M |
| Q4 2024 | $160M |
HOOD spent $789M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
BANC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 133.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2,403.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
BANC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BANC.
HOOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
HOOD has the edge over BANC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BANC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
BANC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
HOOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.5 | Oversold |
HOOD's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
BANC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BANC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
BANC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HOOD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HOOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 13x | 189% above |
| PE % | 22 | 66 | 44 pts below |
HOOD is trading at 38x earnings, a 189% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BANC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.8 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $18.8 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.0 | 6.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.1 | 4% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.4 | 16% above |
BANC has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HOOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.8 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $102.2 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $95.4 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $88.5 | 8.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.1 | 56% above |
HOOD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 56% above its 200-week average.
BANC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $15.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $15.0 | $19.5 | +31% |
| 2022 | $19.5 | $15.5 | -21% |
| 2023 | $15.5 | $13.4 | -13% |
| 2024 | $13.4 | $15.5 | +15% |
| 2025 | $15.5 | $19.7 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.7 | $17.8 | -9.6% |
BANC has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HOOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.2 | $18.9 | -46% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $7.95 | -58% |
| 2023 | $7.95 | $12.7 | +60% |
| 2024 | $12.7 | $39.0 | +206% |
| 2025 | $39.0 | $118.1 | +203% |
| 2026 YTD | $118.1 | $81.4 | -31% |
HOOD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +206% in 2024 to −58% in 2022. It's down 31% so far in 2026.