HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over VALU overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
VALU
Value Line, Inc.
VALU has slightly 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.
VALU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VALU's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VALU.
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.
VALU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $33.31 | -18% |
| Fair | 19x | $39.26 | -3.6% |
| Current | 19x | $40.73 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $52.04 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VALU 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.
VALU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VALU to show an outlook.
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 VALU on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VALU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.11 | -6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.30 | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.34 | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.26 | -3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.26 | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.19 | +8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.28 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.35 | +26% |
VALU's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.11 over the past year, against $2.88 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 VALU 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 VALU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VALU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.1M | -6.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | -7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.6M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.6M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.4M | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $9M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.8M | -8% |
VALU's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $8M last quarter, down 6.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | -9.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.9% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | -8.1 points |
VALU's operating margin was 13% last quarter, down 4.6 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 has the edge over VALU on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VALU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.7M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M | -14% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | -2% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.6M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.5M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.8M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $3M | +327% |
VALU's free cash flow was $18M over the past year, down 15% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VALU.
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 VALU 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.
VALU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -14.8K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -30.4K shares |
| 3 years | -0.5% | -48.3K shares |
| 5 years | -1.8% | -176K shares |
| Available history | -2.8% | -273K shares |
VALU has 9M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $62,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $647,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $160,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $59,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $96,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
VALU spent $969,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, up 189% 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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HOOD.
VALU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -7.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
VALU has the edge over HOOD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VALU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.2 | Neutral |
VALU's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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.
VALU PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | VALU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 48% above |
| PE % | 51 | 63 | 12 pts below |
VALU 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.
VALU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.0 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $39.8 | 2.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $37.6 | 8.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.7 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.2 | 3.4% below |
VALU 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.
VALU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.6 | $29.7 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $29.7 | $47.6 | +60% |
| 2022 | $47.6 | $50.8 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | $50.8 | $48.8 | -4% |
| 2024 | $48.8 | $53.4 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $53.4 | $38.1 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.1 | $40.7 | +7% |
VALU has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.