BX
Blackstone Inc.
BX has the edge over HOOD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BX.
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.
BX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $77.47 | -35% |
| Forward | 18x | $119 | — |
| Current | 26x | $119 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $151 | +27% |
| Expensive | 58x | $259 | +118% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BX's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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 BX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for BX, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over BX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
BX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.61 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.49 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.46 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.90 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.87 | +6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.49 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.71 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.31 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.62 | +97% |
BX has the edge over HOOD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 earned $2.16 per share over the past year, down 10% from the year before.
BX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $5B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4B | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1B | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7B | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1B | +140% |
BX's revenue is growing: $3.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 53% | +5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 51% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 43% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 48% | +6.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | -9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 51% | +25 points |
BX has the edge over HOOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 BX 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's operating margin was 44% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $957.6M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +599% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $149.5M | -83% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.2B | +18% |
BX 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.
BX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +82.9K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +17.3M shares |
| 3 years | +5.5% | +41.9M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +77.5M shares |
| Available history | +18% | +124M shares |
BX has 800M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago.
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 BX 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.
BX Net Leverage
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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
BX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.9 | Neutral |
BX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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).
BX PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 13x | 103% above |
| PE % | 35 | 63 | 28 pts below |
BX 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.
BX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $115.7 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $125.6 | 5.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $127.7 | 7.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $142.1 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $130.3 | 9% below |
BX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9% below its 200-week average.
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.
BX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.1 | $65.0 | +16% |
| 2021 | $65.0 | $135.0 | +108% |
| 2022 | $135.0 | $74.9 | -45% |
| 2023 | $74.9 | $130.9 | +75% |
| 2024 | $130.9 | $174.0 | +33% |
| 2025 | $174.0 | $155.4 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $155.4 | $118.5 | -24% |
BX 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.