HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
KINS
Kingstone Companies, Inc.
KINS has the 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.
KINS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KINS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KINS.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings.
KINS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7x | $20.56 | -12% |
| Current | 7.9x | $23.23 | — |
| Forward | 8x | $23.23 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $30.94 | +33% |
| Expensive | 26x | $77.02 | +232% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KINS has the edge over HOOD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over KINS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and profitability expectations.
KINS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KINS, but weaker profitability.
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.
KINS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.90 | -1% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.93 | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.48 | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.21 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.88 | +95% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.23 | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.04 | +364% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.63 | +8050% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.48 | +$2.05 |
KINS has the edge over HOOD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 KINS 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 KINS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KINS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $67.5M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $65.9M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $56.4M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.7M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $52.3M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $50.5M | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.1M | +15% |
KINS's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $68M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33% | +8.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.3% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +5.2 points |
KINS's operating margin was 33% last quarter, up 8.4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
KINS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21M | -17% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.8M | +220% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9M | -54% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.1M | -1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.7M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $17M | +206% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.4M | +462% |
KINS's free cash flow was $79M over the past year, up 7.4% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KINS.
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 KINS 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.
KINS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +44.5K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +115K shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +4M shares |
| 5 years | +40% | +4.2M shares |
| Available history | +37% | +3.9M shares |
KINS has 15M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $631,548 |
| Q2 2021 | $974,135 |
| Q1 2021 | $65,915 |
| Q4 2020 | $381,543 |
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 KINS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
KINS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
KINS has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KINS.
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).
KINS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 87.0 | Overbought |
KINS's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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.
KINS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | KINS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.9x | 13x | 39% below |
| PE % | 33 | 63 | 30 pts below |
KINS 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.
KINS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.7 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.8 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.5 | 33% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.6 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.4 | 124% above |
KINS 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.
KINS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.36 | $6.52 | -11% |
| 2021 | $6.52 | $4.99 | -23% |
| 2022 | $4.99 | $1.41 | -72% |
| 2023 | $1.41 | $2.13 | +51% |
| 2024 | $2.13 | $15.4 | +624% |
| 2025 | $15.4 | $17.3 | +12% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.3 | $23.2 | +34% |
KINS has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.