HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SSB
SouthState Corporation
SSB 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.
SSB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SSB's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SSB.
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.
SSB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $104 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $100 | -3.8% |
| Current | 11x | $104 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $119 | +14% |
| Expensive | 16x | $154 | +48% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SSB 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for HOOD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SSB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SSB, 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.
SSB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.95 | +5.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.40 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.52 | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.28 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.87 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.28 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.72 | +7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.34 | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.97 | +7.9% |
SSB 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 has the edge over SSB 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 SSB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $685.4M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $672.7M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $661.7M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $686.9M | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $698.8M | +64% |
| Q2 2025 | $664.8M | +56% |
| Q1 2025 | $630.6M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $450.3M | +7.3% |
SSB's revenue is growing: $685M last quarter, down 1.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 42% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 44% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 44% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 46% | +4.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 46% | +2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 42% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | -18 points |
| Q4 2024 | 42% | +9.1 points |
SSB's operating margin was 42% last quarter, down 3.6 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.
SSB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $739M | +626% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.3M | +396% |
| Q1 2026 | $283M | +$422M |
| Q4 2025 | $215.5M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $101.7M | +$355.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $52.5M | -55% |
| Q1 2025 | -$139.1M | -151% |
| Q4 2024 | $340.9M | +$627.7M |
SSB's free cash flow was $1.5B over the past year, about four times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SSB.
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.
SSB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -248K shares |
| 1 year | -4.2% | -4.3M shares |
| 3 years | +27% | +21M shares |
| 5 years | +36% | +26M shares |
| Available history | +180% | +62.6M shares |
SSB has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $98M |
| Q1 2026 | $160.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $181.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $43M |
| Q2 2025 | $97,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $11.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $75,000 |
SSB spent $466M buying back its own shares over the past year, about nine times what it spent 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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
SSB Net Leverage
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).
SSB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.6 | Neutral |
SSB's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (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.
SSB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SSB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 15% below |
| PE % | 24 | 63 | 39 pts below |
SSB 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.
SSB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $103.2 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $104.5 | 0.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.0 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $97.1 | 7.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.8 | 18% above |
SSB 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.
SSB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $86.8 | $74.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $74.0 | $79.0 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | $79.0 | $76.8 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $76.8 | $84.5 | +10% |
| 2024 | $84.5 | $100.6 | +19% |
| 2025 | $100.6 | $95.8 | -4.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $95.8 | $104.4 | +9% |
SSB has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.