HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NWFL
Norwood Financial Corp.
NWFL 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.
NWFL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NWFL's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NWFL.
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.
NWFL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $27.39 | -24% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $35.99 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $35.46 | -1.5% |
| Current | 12x | $35.99 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $54.03 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NWFL 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 NWFL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NWFL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NWFL, with profitability 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 has the edge over NWFL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NWFL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.87 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.11 | +402% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.92 | +1290% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.73 | +4450% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.01 | +$3.03 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.62 | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.21 | -87% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.06 | -97% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.02 | -101% |
NWFL earned $3.11 per share over the past year, about five times what it earned 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 NWFL 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's operating margin was 44% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NWFL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30.9M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.4M | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.3M | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.5M | +1113% |
| Q3 2025 | $23M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.3M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.2M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9M | -89% |
NWFL's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $31M last quarter, up 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 49% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +2.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +871 points |
| Q3 2025 | 46% | +19 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -831% | -833 points |
NWFL 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'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.
NWFL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.2M | +119% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.4M | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5M | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.7M | +131% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3M | +104% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.2M | +121% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3M | -42% |
NWFL's free cash flow was $40M over the past year, up 60% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NWFL.
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 NWFL 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.
NWFL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +66.3K shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +36% | +2.9M shares |
| 5 years | +33% | +2.7M shares |
| Available history | +72% | +4.6M shares |
NWFL has 11M diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $12,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $349,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $27,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $96,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $23,000 |
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 NWFL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NWFL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 76.4x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 2.0x | Moderate |
NWFL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NWFL.
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).
NWFL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.5 | Neutral |
NWFL's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (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.
NWFL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NWFL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 11% below |
| PE % | 52 | 63 | 11 pts below |
NWFL 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.
NWFL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.6 | 4.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.9 | 6.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $31.5 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $28.6 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $28.4 | 27% above |
NWFL 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.
NWFL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.3 | $26.4 | -33% |
| 2021 | $26.4 | $26.0 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | $26.0 | $33.1 | +27% |
| 2023 | $33.1 | $32.9 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | $32.9 | $26.8 | -19% |
| 2025 | $26.8 | $28.4 | +6.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $28.4 | $36.0 | +27% |
NWFL has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.