HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MCB
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.
MCB 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.
MCB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
MCB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MCB.
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 MCB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MCB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.4x | $72.70 | -25% |
| Forward | 9x | $97.11 | — |
| Current | 9.9x | $97.11 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $105 | +8.4% |
| Expensive | 13x | $132 | +35% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MCB's PE is in its fair range at 9.9x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings.
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.
MCB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MCB, 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 MCB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MCB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.76 | +10% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.78 | +69% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.87 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.09 | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.62 | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.77 | +7.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.18 | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.92 | -3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.93 | -14% |
MCB earned $9.78 per share over the past year, up 69% 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 MCB 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's operating margin was 44% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MCB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.6M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $93M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $88.5M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $88.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.8M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.3M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.6M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $71M | +12% |
MCB's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $101M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 46% | +33 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 50% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 44% | +13 points |
MCB has the edge over HOOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 MCB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MCB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.5M | +93% |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.8M | -159% |
| Q1 2026 | $55M | +609% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.7M | -63% |
| Q3 2025 | $31.8M | +562% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.4M | -48% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | $83.4M | +$114.2M |
MCB's free cash flow was $136M over the past year, down 3.4% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MCB.
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 MCB 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.
MCB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +55K shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +2M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +41% | +3.7M shares |
| Available history | +51% | +4.2M shares |
MCB has 13M diluted shares, up 19% from a year ago, despite $40M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.8M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $20.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M |
MCB spent $40M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
MCB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
MCB has the edge over HOOD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
MCB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.7 | Neutral |
MCB's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (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.
MCB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | MCB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.9x | 13x | 24% below |
| PE % | 44 | 63 | 19 pts below |
MCB 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.
MCB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.2 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $93.0 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $89.2 | 8.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $77.8 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $60.9 | 60% above |
MCB 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.
MCB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47.9 | $35.8 | -25% |
| 2021 | $35.8 | $100.4 | +180% |
| 2022 | $100.4 | $57.9 | -42% |
| 2023 | $57.9 | $55.4 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $55.4 | $58.2 | +5% |
| 2025 | $58.2 | $78.3 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $78.3 | $97.1 | +24% |
MCB has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.