HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VBNK
VersaBank
VBNK has a slight edge over HOOD overall, supported by 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.
VBNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VBNK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VBNK.
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 VBNK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VBNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $5.74 | -76% |
| Fair | 13x | $8.48 | -65% |
| Expensive | 24x | $15.56 | -35% |
| Current | 36x | $23.97 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VBNK's PE is 36x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
VBNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VBNK, 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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 10% for HOOD versus VBNK down 15%.
VBNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.66 | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.69 | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.64 | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.66 | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.91 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.05 | -4.5% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.23 | +32% |
VBNK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.66 over the past year, against $1.25 in early 2024. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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% |
VBNK has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for HOOD versus up 184% for VBNK.
| 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.
VBNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $60.2M | +184% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.7M | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.7M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.2M | +5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.6M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.2M | -6.5% |
| Q3 2024 | $19M | +0.5% |
VBNK's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $60M last quarter, up 184% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -27 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | -1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 39% | -18 points |
| Q1 2025 | 40% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | -28 points |
| Q3 2024 | 50% | -1.5 points |
VBNK's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 27 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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 1,003% versus its history, compared with VBNK at up 309%.
VBNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$35M | +$34.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $39M | +$102.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $34.5M | -68% |
| Q3 2025 | $129.1M | +117% |
| Q2 2025 | -$69.4M | -296% |
| Q1 2025 | -$63.6M | -$39.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $107.8M | +113% |
| Q3 2024 | $59.5M | +$152.7M |
VBNK's free cash flow was $168M over the past year, about five times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VBNK.
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.
VBNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +123K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -427K shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +5.9M shares |
| 5 years | +52% | +11M shares |
| Available history | +52% | +11M shares |
VBNK has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 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.
VBNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -7.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -11.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -11.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
VBNK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VBNK.
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).
VBNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.8 | Neutral |
VBNK's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 77 (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.
VBNK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | VBNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 13x | 177% above |
| PE % | 100 | 66 | 34 pts above |
VBNK 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.
VBNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.8 | 5.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $21.7 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.4 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.1 | 59% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.5 | 91% above |
VBNK 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.
VBNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.4 | $11.9 | +15% |
| 2022 | $11.9 | $7.67 | -35% |
| 2023 | $7.67 | $11.0 | +43% |
| 2024 | $11.0 | $13.6 | +24% |
| 2025 | $13.6 | $15.0 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.0 | $24.0 | +60% |
VBNK has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.