CFFI
C&F Financial Corporation
CFFI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over CFFI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CFFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CFFI's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CFFI.
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.
CFFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.3x | $58.98 | -44% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $68.48 | -35% |
| Expensive | 9.8x | $91.59 | -13% |
| Current | 11x | $106 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CFFI's PE is in its expensive range at 11x.
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 CFFI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CFFI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CFFI to show an outlook.
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.
CFFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.34 | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.97 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.71 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.29 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.06 | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.53 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.66 | +9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.01 | -13% |
CFFI earned $9.34 per share over the past year, up 16% 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 earned $2.16 per share over the past year, down 10% from the year before.
CFFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.2M | +6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $36M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.4M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.6M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $32.1M | -0.9% |
CFFI's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $38M last quarter, up 6.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +3.4 points |
CFFI's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 2.1 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 CFFI 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 CFFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CFFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.3M | +$27.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.9M | -368% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M | -96% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.7M | +$24.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$5M | -529% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M | +618% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.1M | +112% |
CFFI's free cash flow was $42M over the past year, down 24% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CFFI.
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.
CFFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -745 shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +13.4K shares |
| 3 years | -4.1% | -140K shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -299K shares |
| Available history | -5.8% | -199K shares |
CFFI has 3M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $367,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $614,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $507,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $426,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $969,000 |
CFFI spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 6.9% from the year before.
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 CFFI 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.
CFFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
CFFI's net debt is about 2.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CFFI.
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 CFFI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CFFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.7 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 77.1 | Neutral |
CFFI's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 77 (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).
CFFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CFFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 93 | 63 | 30 pts above |
CFFI 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.
CFFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $102.9 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $93.2 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $81.8 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $75.3 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 62% above |
CFFI 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.
CFFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $55.8 | $37.2 | -33% |
| 2021 | $37.2 | $52.1 | +40% |
| 2022 | $52.1 | $58.0 | +11% |
| 2023 | $58.0 | $68.2 | +18% |
| 2024 | $68.2 | $72.2 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $72.2 | $71.2 | -1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $71.2 | $105.8 | +49% |
CFFI 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.