FULT
Fulton Financial Corporation
FULT has a slight 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.
FULT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FULT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FULT.
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.
FULT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $19.50 | -18% |
| Forward | 10x | $23.84 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $22.58 | -5.3% |
| Current | 11x | $23.84 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $25.61 | +7.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FULT's PE is in its expensive range at 11x. 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 FULT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FULT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FULT, 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.
FULT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.34 | +9% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.15 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.09 | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.10 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.08 | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.91 | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.71 | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.70 | +5.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.57 | -4.3% |
FULT earned $2.15 per share over the past year, up 13% 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.
FULT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $367.3M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $363.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $331.9M | +4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $336M | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $334.6M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $324.1M | -3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $318.4M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $319.6M | +18% |
FULT's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $367M last quarter, up 9.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 35% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 36% | +8.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 38% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 38% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -2.9 points |
FULT's operating margin was 39% last quarter, up 1.2 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 FULT 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 FULT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FULT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294.1M | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $99.7M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.7M | +16216% |
| Q4 2025 | $96M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $116.1M | +$148.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $91.7M | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $703K | -100% |
| Q4 2024 | $127.9M | +$185.3M |
FULT's free cash flow was $605M over the past year, up 80% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FULT.
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.
FULT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -763K shares |
| 1 year | +4.8% | +8.9M shares |
| 3 years | +16% | +26.2M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +28.8M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +24.4M shares |
FULT has 192M diluted shares, up 4.8% from a year ago, despite $120M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $18.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $24.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $31M |
| Q2 2025 | $14.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $550,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
FULT spent $120M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 159% 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 FULT 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.
FULT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | 4.7x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 2.6x | Moderate |
FULT's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FULT.
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.
FULT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.4 | Neutral |
FULT's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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).
FULT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FULT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 15% below |
| PE % | 68 | 63 | 5 pts above |
FULT 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.
FULT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.2 | 2.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.7 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.1 | 7.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $20.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.9 | 33% above |
FULT 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.
FULT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.5 | $12.8 | -27% |
| 2021 | $12.8 | $16.9 | +32% |
| 2022 | $16.9 | $17.1 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | $17.1 | $16.5 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | $16.5 | $19.7 | +19% |
| 2025 | $19.7 | $20.1 | +2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.1 | $23.8 | +19% |
FULT 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.