HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over PNNT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PNNT
PennantPark Investment Corporation
PNNT 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.
PNNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PNNT's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PNNT.
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 PNNT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PNNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3x | $0.49 | -85% |
| Forward | 5.6x | $3.25 | — |
| Fair | 7.5x | $1.19 | -63% |
| Expensive | 20x | $3.23 | -0.5% |
| Current | 21x | $3.25 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PNNT's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 5.6x, in its fair range.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over PNNT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PNNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect PNNT's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 10% for HOOD versus PNNT down 91%.
PNNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.58 | +260% |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.23 | -337% |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.83 | -243% |
| Q4 2022 | -$1.85 | -203% |
| Q3 2022 | -$0.37 | -115% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.52 | -77% |
| Q1 2022 | $1.28 | -36% |
| Q4 2021 | $1.80 | +240% |
| Q3 2021 | $2.48 | +$2.72 |
PNNT has returned to profit: it earned $0.16 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for HOOD versus down 185% for PNNT.
| 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.
PNNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | $12M | -73% |
| Q4 2021 | $40.3M | -48% |
| Q3 2021 | $31.8M | +66% |
| Q2 2021 | $39.9M | +70% |
| Q4 2020 | $77.4M | +162% |
| Q3 2020 | $19.2M | -13% |
PNNT's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: −$27M last quarter, down 185% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 28% | -58 points |
| Q4 2021 | 76% | -16 points |
| Q3 2021 | 79% | +28 points |
| Q2 2021 | 80% | +13 points |
| Q1 2021 | 86% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 92% | +26 points |
| Q3 2020 | 51% | +12 points |
| Q2 2020 | 68% | N/A |
PNNT's operating margin was 28% last quarter, down 58 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over PNNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PNNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $50.1M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.4M | -74% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.5M | +618% |
| Q3 2025 | -$107.8M | -$103.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $51.5M | +$68.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $142.4M | +3247% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.7M | +$173.9M |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.7M | -104% |
PNNT's free cash flow was $113M over the past year, down 46% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PNNT.
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 PNNT 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.
PNNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +71.6K shares |
| 5 years | -2.6% | -1.7M shares |
| Available history | -2.6% | -1.7M shares |
PNNT has 65M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2022 | $5M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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.
PNNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 14.2x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 6.1x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2021 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2020 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2020 | 3.2x | Elevated |
PNNT's net debt is about 14 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.2 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PNNT.
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).
PNNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.8 | Neutral |
PNNT's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (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.
PNNT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PNNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 13x | 61% above |
| PE % | 84 | 63 | 21 pts above |
PNNT 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.
PNNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.16 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.38 | 3.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.28 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.56 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.05 | 46% below |
PNNT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 46% 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 PNNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PNNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.60 | $4.52 | -32% |
| 2021 | $4.52 | $6.88 | +52% |
| 2022 | $6.88 | $5.65 | -18% |
| 2023 | $5.65 | $6.91 | +22% |
| 2024 | $6.91 | $6.99 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | $6.99 | $5.93 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.93 | $3.25 | -45% |
PNNT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 45% so far in 2026.