HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over JEF overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
JEF 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.
JEF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JEF's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JEF.
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 JEF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JEF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $26.66 | -42% |
| Current | 11x | $46.27 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $46.27 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.80 | +16% |
| Expensive | 26x | $105 | +126% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JEF's PE is in its fair range at 11.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11.0x next year's earnings.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over JEF on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and revenue expectations.
JEF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect JEF's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
JEF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.21 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.07 | +39% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.82 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.96 | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.83 | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.92 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.66 | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.90 | +138% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.99 | +172% |
JEF's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.07 over the past year, against $5.86 in late 2021.
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 JEF 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 JEF on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JEF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | -8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | +63% |
JEF's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $2.2B last quarter, up 8.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +8.3 points |
JEF's operating margin was 16% last quarter, about level with 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.
JEF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.5B | +1917% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +$2.6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8B | +$912.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $126M | +$831.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -3629% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +4531% |
JEF has the edge over HOOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 JEF 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.
JEF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +26.3M shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +6.9M shares |
| 3 years | -1% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -54.2M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -101M shares |
JEF has 230M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago, despite $440M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $68.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $197.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $174.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $918,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $56.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
JEF spent $440M buying back its own shares over the past year, about eight 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 JEF on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
JEF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
JEF's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JEF.
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).
JEF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.1 | Neutral |
JEF's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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.
JEF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JEF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 43 | 63 | 20 pts below |
JEF 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.
JEF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.9 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $50.5 | 8.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.1 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $55.7 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $49.8 | 7.1% below |
JEF has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 7.1% below its 200-week average.
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.
JEF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.2 | $22.6 | +12% |
| 2021 | $22.6 | $36.9 | +63% |
| 2022 | $36.9 | $33.4 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | $33.4 | $40.4 | +21% |
| 2024 | $40.4 | $78.9 | +95% |
| 2025 | $78.9 | $63.9 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $63.9 | $46.3 | -28% |
JEF has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.