HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over PJT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PJT
PJT Partners Inc.
PJT 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.
PJT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PJT's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PJT.
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 PJT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PJT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $92.56 | -39% |
| Forward | 18x | $151 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $134 | -11% |
| Current | 27x | $151 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $175 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PJT's PE is in its fair range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
PJT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PJT, 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 PJT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PJT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.24 | +46% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.63 | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.95 | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.50 | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.15 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.50 | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.82 | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.67 | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.90 | -3.2% |
PJT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.63 over the past year, against $7.89 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 edge over PJT 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 PJT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PJT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $385.1M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $486.3M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $418.2M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $535.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $447.1M | +37% |
| Q2 2025 | $406.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $324.5M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $477.3M | +45% |
PJT's revenue is growing: $385M last quarter, down 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +4.4 points |
PJT's operating margin was 18% last quarter, down 3.7 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'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.
PJT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $226.4M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $56M | +$133.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $138.6M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.9M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $178.9M | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | -$77.9M | -$38.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $195.3M | +58% |
PJT's free cash flow was $688M over the past year, up 28% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PJT.
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.
PJT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -12% | -3.4M shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -3.4M shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -40% | -16.8M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -7.3M shares |
PJT has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $53.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $61.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $63.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $127.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $49.5M |
PJT spent $140M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 42% from 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 PJT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PJT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
PJT has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PJT.
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).
PJT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.9 | Neutral |
PJT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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.
PJT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PJT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 13x | 106% above |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
PJT 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.
PJT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $144.4 | 4.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $159.0 | 4.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $158.2 | 4.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $160.3 | 5.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $128.9 | 17% above |
PJT 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.
PJT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.8 | $77.7 | +74% |
| 2021 | $77.7 | $75.0 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | $75.0 | $76.1 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | $76.1 | $101.9 | +34% |
| 2024 | $101.9 | $159.6 | +57% |
| 2025 | $159.6 | $172.3 | +8% |
| 2026 YTD | $172.3 | $151.3 | -12% |
PJT has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.