CARE
Carter Bankshares, Inc.
CARE offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over CARE overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
CARE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CARE's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CARE.
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.
CARE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 4.9x | $29.10 | — |
| Cheap | 6.8x | $39.97 | +37% |
| Fair | 12x | $69.41 | +139% |
| Forward | 12x | $29.10 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $122 | +318% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CARE has the edge over HOOD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
CARE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CARE's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over CARE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
CARE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.37 | -60% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.92 | +335% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.81 | +327% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.87 | +306% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.38 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.36 | +116% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.36 | +147% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.20 | +107% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | +6% |
CARE 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.
CARE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $68.7M | +84% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.9M | +189% |
| Q4 2025 | $39.8M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.1M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.3M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $37M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.5M | +13% |
CARE's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $46M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | -4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +26 points |
| Q1 2026 | 103% | +73 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +37 points |
CARE's operating margin was 14% last quarter, down 4.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2021.
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 CARE 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 CARE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CARE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$5K | -100% |
| Q2 2026 | -$262.9M | -3522% |
| Q1 2026 | $302.4M | +6131% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | +8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7M | +$12M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.9M | -70% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3M | +37% |
CARE's free cash flow was $48M over the past year, up 56% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CARE.
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.
CARE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -37.2K shares |
| 1 year | -2.2% | -493K shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -4.5M shares |
CARE has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $6M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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 911M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago, with $789M in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
CARE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
CARE has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CARE.
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 CARE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CARE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CARE's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
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).
CARE PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CARE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.9x | 13x | 62% below |
| PE % | 0 | 63 | 63 pts below |
CARE 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.
CARE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.9 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $31.4 | 7.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $26.6 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.0 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.4 | 59% above |
CARE 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.
CARE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.3 | $10.8 | -54% |
| 2021 | $10.8 | $14.9 | +39% |
| 2022 | $14.9 | $16.7 | +12% |
| 2023 | $16.7 | $15.0 | -11% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $17.6 | +18% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $19.9 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.9 | $29.1 | +46% |
CARE 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.