HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over NSLR overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
NSLR
Neostellar Capital Corp.
NSLR 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.
NSLR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NSLR's revenue is currently strong, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NSLR.
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.
NSLR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.5x | $4.22 | -30% |
| Current | 2.1x | $6.02 | — |
| Fair | 3.9x | $11.14 | +85% |
| Expensive | 34x | $98.26 | +1532% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSLR 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for HOOD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
NSLR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NSLR's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
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.
NSLR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.86 | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.94 | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.89 | +$7.60 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.68 | +$3.23 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.48 | +$4.39 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.97 | +$2.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.71 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.55 | -916% |
NSLR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.86 over the past year, against $9.17 in mid-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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for HOOD versus down 0.8% for NSLR.
| 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.
NSLR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $519.5K | -0.8% |
| Q2 2022 | $890.6K | +224% |
| Q1 2022 | $583.1K | +100% |
| Q4 2021 | $380.8K | -59% |
| Q3 2021 | $523.9K | +28% |
| Q2 2021 | $274.8K | +14% |
| Q1 2021 | $291.4K | +16% |
| Q4 2020 | $922.7K | +131% |
NSLR's revenue is growing: $519,510 last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -8836% | -11746 points |
| Q2 2022 | -10592% | -22730 points |
| Q1 2022 | 3508% | -33561 points |
| Q4 2021 | -2505% | -9146 points |
| Q3 2021 | 2910% | -991 points |
| Q2 2021 | 12138% | +3099 points |
| Q1 2021 | 37069% | +46480 points |
| Q4 2020 | 6641% | +6089 points |
NSLR's operating margin was −8836% last quarter, down 11746 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 NSLR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
NSLR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.2M | +$8.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$24.1M | -171% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.8M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$16.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$100.7K | +$20.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.7M | +160% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.7M | -116% |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | +$32.8M |
NSLR's free cash flow was −$17M over the past year, against $17M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NSLR.
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.
NSLR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +490K shares |
| 1 year | -8.7% | -2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +4.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1.1M shares |
| Available history | +20% | +4.3M shares |
NSLR has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $678,685 |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $13.2M |
| Q2 2022 | $6.9M |
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.
NSLR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | 2.8x | Moderate |
NSLR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NSLR.
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).
NSLR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.4 | Oversold |
NSLR's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (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.
NSLR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NSLR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.1x | 13x | 84% below |
| PE % | 33 | 63 | 30 pts below |
NSLR 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 the edge over NSLR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NSLR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.58 | 8.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.70 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.1 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.66 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.32 | 4.7% below |
NSLR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 4.7% 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 has the edge over NSLR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NSLR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.84 | $12.6 | +83% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $13.5 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | $13.5 | $3.84 | -72% |
| 2023 | $3.84 | $3.94 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $3.94 | $5.98 | +52% |
| 2025 | $5.98 | $9.61 | +61% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.61 | $6.02 | -37% |
NSLR is down 37% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.