HFWA
Heritage Financial Corporation
HFWA 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.
HFWA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HFWA's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HFWA.
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.
HFWA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $18.36 | -35% |
| Forward | 11x | $28.21 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $27.25 | -3.4% |
| Current | 14x | $28.21 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $35.45 | +26% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HFWA's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
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 HFWA in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HFWA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HFWA, 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.
HFWA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.50 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.01 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.04 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.96 | +58% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.65 | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.43 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.48 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.24 | -29% |
HFWA's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.01 over the past year, against $2.84 in late 2021.
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.
HFWA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $84.1M | +49% |
| Q1 2026 | $77.9M | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $66.3M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $65.7M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.5M | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.6M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $57.1M | +12% |
HFWA's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $87M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | -8.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 29% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 39% | +10 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 28% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +16 points |
HFWA's operating margin was 26% last quarter, down 8.2 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 HFWA 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 HFWA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HFWA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.4M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.1M | +0.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.7M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.4M | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.9M | +250% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.8M | -34% |
HFWA 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.
HFWA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -329K shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +6.8M shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +6.1M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5.3M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +4.2M shares |
HFWA has 41M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago, despite $21M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $960,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $44,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $24,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $838,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.4M |
HFWA spent $21M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 118% 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 HFWA 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.
HFWA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
HFWA has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HFWA.
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 HFWA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HFWA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 45.1 | Neutral |
HFWA's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (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).
HFWA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HFWA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 7.8% above |
| PE % | 55 | 63 | 8 pts below |
HFWA 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.
HFWA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.2 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $28.9 | 2.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.4 | 2.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $25.5 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $22.8 | 24% above |
HFWA 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.
HFWA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.2 | $23.0 | -18% |
| 2021 | $23.0 | $24.0 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $24.0 | $30.8 | +28% |
| 2023 | $30.8 | $21.4 | -31% |
| 2024 | $21.4 | $24.3 | +14% |
| 2025 | $24.3 | $24.5 | +0.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.5 | $28.2 | +15% |
HFWA 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.