HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SEZL
Sezzle Inc.
SEZL has the edge over HOOD overall, supported by 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.
SEZL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SEZL's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SEZL.
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 SEZL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SEZL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $102 | -34% |
| Forward | 23x | $155 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $137 | -11% |
| Current | 30x | $155 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $201 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SEZL's PE is in its expensive range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
SEZL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SEZL, 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 earned $2.16 per share over the past year, down 10% from the year before.
SEZL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.68 | +28% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.21 | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.58 | +57% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.19 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.72 | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.24 | +106% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.92 | +150% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.96 | +679% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.19 | +3.3% |
SEZL has the edge over HOOD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 16 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 SEZL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SEZL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $166.5M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $149.7M | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $135.5M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.9M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $116.8M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $98.7M | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.9M | +123% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.2M | +101% |
SEZL has the edge over HOOD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | +8.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 51% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 43% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 48% | +18 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +16 points |
SEZL's operating margin was 39% last quarter, up 8.1 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.
SEZL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86.5M | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.8M | +$88.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $88.6M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.6M | +7426% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.9M | +478% |
| Q2 2025 | -$36.7M | -$32.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $58.8M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $937.7K | +$16M |
SEZL 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.
SEZL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +29K shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -922K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +375K shares |
SEZL has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $25.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $30M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $28.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M |
SEZL spent $69M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 92% 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 SEZL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SEZL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
SEZL'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 SEZL.
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).
SEZL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.9 | Neutral |
SEZL's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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.
SEZL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SEZL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 13x | 128% above |
| PE % | 68 | 45 | 23 pts above |
SEZL 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 |
SEZL has stronger trend alignment. HOOD is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus SEZL above 4 of 4.
SEZL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.8 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $136.9 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $105.3 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $91.7 | 69% above |
SEZL is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 69% above its 100-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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +206% in 2024 to −58% in 2022. It's down 31% so far in 2026.
SEZL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.23 | $3.42 | +178% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $44.2 | +1192% |
| 2025 | $44.2 | $70.5 | +60% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.5 | $154.7 | +119% |
SEZL has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.