HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
HOOD has the edge over WHF overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
WHF
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
WHF has 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.
WHF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WHF's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WHF.
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 WHF in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WHF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 7.5x | $8.31 | — |
| Cheap | 8.9x | $9.91 | +19% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $8.31 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $15.50 | +87% |
| Expensive | 21x | $23.35 | +181% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WHF's PE is in its cheap range at 7.5x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 9.3x next year's earnings.
HOOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
HOOD has the edge over WHF on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
WHF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect WHF's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
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 WHF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WHF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.90 | -19% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.11 | +158% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.79 | +427% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.41 | +5.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.62 | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | -4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.15 | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.39 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.47 | -47% |
WHF's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.11 over the past year, against $2.97 in early 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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 12% for HOOD versus down 13% for WHF.
| 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.
WHF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $13.7M | -13% |
| Q1 2022 | $11.8M | -10% |
| Q4 2021 | $9.6M | -25% |
| Q3 2021 | $13.4M | -47% |
| Q2 2021 | $15.8M | -42% |
| Q4 2020 | $12.8M | -3.5% |
WHF's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $14M last quarter, down 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 55% | -14 points |
| Q1 2022 | 50% | -13 points |
| Q4 2021 | 34% | -32 points |
| Q3 2021 | 63% | -23 points |
| Q2 2021 | 69% | -16 points |
| Q1 2021 | 64% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 66% | -1 points |
| Q3 2020 | 86% | N/A |
WHF's operating margin was 55% last quarter, down 14 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 WHF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WHF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $422K | -99% |
| Q2 2026 | -$13M | -160% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.2M | +$35.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $959K | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.6M | +323% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.7M | -48% |
| Q1 2025 | -$7M | -538% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.1M | +33% |
WHF's free cash flow was $17M over the past year, down 83% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WHF.
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.
WHF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -94.9K shares |
| 1 year | -7.6% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -7.6% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +625K shares |
| Available history | +4.5% | +930K shares |
WHF has the edge over HOOD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $3M |
| Q2 2022 | $74,000 |
| Q1 2022 | $50,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
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.
WHF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 16.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 16.2x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 14.9x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 10.2x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 7.1x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 11.6x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 8.6x | High |
WHF's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.0 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WHF.
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).
WHF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.8 | Overbought |
WHF's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 90 (overbought).
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.
WHF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WHF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 13x | 42% below |
| PE % | 10 | 63 | 53 pts below |
WHF 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.
WHF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.65 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.17 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $7.08 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $8.00 | 3.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.2 | 19% below |
WHF 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.
WHF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.6 | $13.3 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $13.3 | $15.5 | +17% |
| 2022 | $15.5 | $12.6 | -19% |
| 2023 | $12.6 | $12.3 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | $12.3 | $9.75 | -21% |
| 2025 | $9.75 | $6.98 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.98 | $8.31 | +19% |
WHF has the edge over HOOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.