HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc.
PRU has a slight edge over HOOD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
PRU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PRU'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 PRU.
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 PRU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PRU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.6x | $83.42 | -32% |
| Forward | 9.2x | $122 | — |
| Current | 11x | $122 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $161 | +31% |
| Expensive | 31x | $339 | +177% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRU's PE is in its fair range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.2x, in its cheap range.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over PRU on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PRU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PRU's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PRU on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.31 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.98 | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.03 | +143% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.71 | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.99 | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.31 | -35% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.54 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.34 | +7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.50 | +12% |
PRU's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $10.98 over the past year, against $19.51 in late 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 PRU 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 PRU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PRU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.4B | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.7B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.5B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.7B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.9B | -8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.7B | -7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.5B | -43% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.5B | -17% |
PRU's revenue is growing: $14.4B last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7% | +8.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.8% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2% | -12 points |
PRU's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 1.4 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.
PRU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9B | -8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +102% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +$3.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3B | +289% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +$1.3B |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.5B | -148% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +111% |
PRU has the edge over HOOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
PRU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -6.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.5% | -16.2M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -40.4M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -64.5M shares |
PRU has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $250M |
| Q2 2026 | $250M |
| Q1 2026 | $246M |
| Q4 2025 | $254M |
| Q3 2025 | $250M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $246M |
| Q4 2024 | $254M |
PRU spent $1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as 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 PRU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PRU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2023 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2023 | 11.2x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2022 | 1.0x | Healthy |
PRU's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 11 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PRU.
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).
PRU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.9 | Neutral |
PRU's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
PRU PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PRU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 14% below |
| PE % | 42 | 63 | 21 pts below |
PRU 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.
PRU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.8 | 4.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $118.5 | 3.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $110.0 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $108.7 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $106.5 | 15% above |
PRU 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.
PRU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $93.2 | $76.7 | -18% |
| 2021 | $76.7 | $108.3 | +41% |
| 2022 | $108.3 | $99.6 | -8% |
| 2023 | $99.6 | $103.7 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | $103.7 | $119.1 | +15% |
| 2025 | $119.1 | $114.0 | -4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $114.0 | $122.4 | +7.4% |
PRU has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.