HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over HWC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
HWC
Hancock Whitney Corporation
HWC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
HWC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HWC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HWC.
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 HWC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HWC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $40.37 | -38% |
| Forward | 9.2x | $65.00 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $52.07 | -20% |
| Expensive | 13x | $64.92 | -0.1% |
| Current | 13x | $65.00 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HWC's PE is in its expensive range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.2x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
HWC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HWC, with profitability improving.
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 HWC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HWC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.08 | +43% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.96 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.09 | -6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.86 | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.67 | +7.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.59 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.43 | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.42 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.28 | +17% |
HWC earned $4.96 per share over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
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 HWC 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 HWC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HWC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $420.1M | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $401.4M | +6.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $292.6M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $389.3M | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $385.7M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $375.5M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $364.7M | +3% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.8M | +18% |
HWC's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $420M last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | -7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 39% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +21 points |
HWC's operating margin was 34% last quarter, down 7.8 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'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.
HWC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $255M | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $150.4M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.4M | +8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $145.9M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $155M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $122M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $100.2M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $188.8M | +104% |
HWC's free cash flow was $660M over the past year, up 17% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HWC.
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 911M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago, with $789M in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
HWC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -873K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -6.7% | -5.8M shares |
| 5 years | -7.3% | -6.4M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -6M shares |
HWC has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $46.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $94.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $146.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $40.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $39.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.9M |
HWC spent $370M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
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 HWC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HWC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
HWC's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.5 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HWC.
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).
HWC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.9 | Neutral |
HWC's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
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.
HWC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HWC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.6% above |
| PE % | 83 | 63 | 20 pts above |
HWC 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.
HWC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.8 | 9.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $74.5 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $70.1 | 7.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $63.6 | 2.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.3 | 20% above |
HWC 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.
HWC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.8 | $34.2 | -22% |
| 2021 | $34.2 | $48.6 | +42% |
| 2022 | $48.6 | $48.5 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | $48.5 | $48.6 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $48.6 | $54.9 | +13% |
| 2025 | $54.9 | $65.2 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $65.2 | $65.0 | -0.3% |
HWC has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.