BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFST has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over BFST overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BFST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BFST's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BFST.
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.
BFST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.2x | $22.92 | -29% |
| Fair | 10x | $27.95 | -14% |
| Forward | 10x | $32.41 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $33.92 | +4.6% |
| Current | 12x | $32.41 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BFST's PE is in its expensive range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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 has the edge over BFST in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BFST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BFST, 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.
BFST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.80 | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.82 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.82 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.79 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.59 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.51 | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.43 | -4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.26 | -13% |
BFST earned $2.80 per share over the past year, up 8.1% from 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 BFST on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BFST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $91.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.2M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $83.1M | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $80.9M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $81.5M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $79.2M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $77.6M | +29% |
BFST's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $93M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -6.3 points |
BFST's operating margin was 33% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 BFST on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 BFST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BFST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.7M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.1M | +96% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.5M | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.1M | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +283% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6M | +15% |
BFST 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.
BFST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -32.7K shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +12.2M shares |
| Available history | +139% | +19.1M shares |
BFST has 33M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
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 BFST 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.
BFST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
BFST has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BFST.
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 BFST on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BFST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.8 | Neutral |
BFST's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (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).
BFST PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BFST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 11% below |
| PE % | 80 | 63 | 17 pts above |
BFST has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
BFST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.5 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.3 | 3.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.2 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.0 | 35% above |
BFST 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.
BFST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.9 | $20.0 | -20% |
| 2021 | $20.0 | $28.1 | +41% |
| 2022 | $28.1 | $22.0 | -22% |
| 2023 | $22.0 | $24.7 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.7 | $25.7 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $25.7 | $26.7 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.7 | $32.4 | +21% |
BFST 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.