GSHD
Goosehead Insurance, Inc
GSHD has a slight edge over SOFI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GSHD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GSHD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GSHD.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
GSHD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $45.66 | — |
| Current | 33x | $45.66 | — |
| Cheap | 70x | $95.30 | +109% |
| Fair | 187x | $256 | +461% |
| Expensive | 400x | $548 | +1100% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GSHD has the edge over SOFI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI's PE is in its cheap range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
GSHD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GSHD, with profitability improving.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SOFI, with profitability improving.
GSHD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.35 | +71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.37 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.14 | -5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.04 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.14 | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.14 | +65% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.20 | +100% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.16 | +111% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.70 | +52% |
GSHD has the edge over SOFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
GSHD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $113.4M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.4M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $94M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $75.6M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.9M | +49% |
| Q3 2024 | $78M | +9.9% |
GSHD's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $113M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +19 points |
| Q3 2024 | 21% | +1.9 points |
GSHD has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over GSHD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
GSHD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M | -47% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.2M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.3M | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.7M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.2M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.9M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.1M | -7.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $28M | +35% |
GSHD has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
GSHD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -930K shares |
| 1 year | -7.4% | -2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +54% | +12.5M shares |
| 5 years | +94% | +17.3M shares |
| Available history | +117% | +19.3M shares |
GSHD has the edge over SOFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $57.7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
GSHD spent $135M buying back its own shares over the past year.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has 1.4B diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
GSHD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
GSHD's net debt is about 2.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GSHD.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has the edge over GSHD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GSHD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.4 | Neutral |
GSHD's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
GSHD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GSHD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 13x | 156% above |
| PE % | 2 | 63 | 61 pts below |
GSHD is trading at 33x earnings, a 156% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI has the edge over GSHD on valuation relative to its sector.
GSHD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.3 | 3.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.6 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $53.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $74.9 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $72.9 | 37% below |
GSHD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 37% below its 200-week average.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has the edge over GSHD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GSHD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.1 | $124.2 | +195% |
| 2021 | $124.2 | $138.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $138.1 | $38.3 | -72% |
| 2023 | $38.3 | $75.8 | +98% |
| 2024 | $75.8 | $104.2 | +37% |
| 2025 | $104.2 | $75.3 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.3 | $45.7 | -39% |
GSHD has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.