HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HOPE
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
HOPE has a slight edge over HOOD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
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.
HOPE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HOPE's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HOPE.
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 HOPE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HOPE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.2x | $7.46 | -43% |
| Fair | 10x | $10.89 | -17% |
| Forward | 11x | $13.06 | — |
| Current | 13x | $13.06 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $16.93 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HOPE's PE is 13x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over HOPE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
HOPE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HOPE, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 has the edge over HOPE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HOPE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.18 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.04 | +167% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.00 | +186% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.52 | -33% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.39 | -54% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.35 | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.82 | -27% |
HOPE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.04 over the past year, against $1.81 in early 2022. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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 HOPE 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 HOPE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HOPE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $157.5M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $147.8M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $141M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $145.8M | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $142M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $94.6M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $116.5M | -5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $118M | -13% |
HOPE's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $157M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +60 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | +3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -32% | -61 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +0.9 points |
HOPE's operating margin was 29% last quarter, up 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over HOPE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HOPE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146.1M | +210% |
| Q2 2026 | $56M | +712% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.8M | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $73.4M | +55% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.2M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.9M | +$35M |
| Q1 2025 | $24M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $47.4M | -38% |
HOPE's free cash flow was $287M over the past year, up 129% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOPE.
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 HOPE 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.
HOPE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +316K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +30.8K shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +8.3M shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +5.7M shares |
| Available history | +1.4% | +1.7M shares |
HOPE has 129M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $2M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $2.8M |
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 HOPE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HOPE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
HOPE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOPE.
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).
HOPE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.2 | Oversold |
HOPE's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
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.
HOPE PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HOPE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 3.5% below |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
HOPE has the edge over HOOD on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
HOPE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.5 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.7 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.6 | 3.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.3 | 16% above |
HOPE has the edge over HOOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
HOPE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.8 | $10.8 | -27% |
| 2021 | $10.8 | $14.5 | +35% |
| 2022 | $14.5 | $12.9 | -11% |
| 2023 | $12.9 | $12.1 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | $12.1 | $12.3 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $11.3 | -8.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $13.1 | +16% |
HOPE has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.