Streamex (NASDAQ:STEX – Get Free Report) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Streamex has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robinhood Markets has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Streamex and Robinhood Markets”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Streamex | $40,000.00 | 1,085.70 | -$462.77 million | ($9.05) | -0.04 |
| Robinhood Markets | $4.47 billion | 16.85 | $1.88 billion | $2.17 | 38.64 |
Robinhood Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Streamex. Streamex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinhood Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
7.2% of Streamex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.7% of Streamex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Robinhood Markets shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Streamex and Robinhood Markets, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Streamex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Robinhood Markets | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 2.86 |
Streamex presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 972.67%. Robinhood Markets has a consensus target price of $126.45, indicating a potential upside of 50.82%. Given Streamex’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Streamex is more favorable than Robinhood Markets.
Profitability
This table compares Streamex and Robinhood Markets’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Streamex | N/A | -462.48% | -307.38% |
| Robinhood Markets | 39.04% | 21.49% | 4.16% |
Summary
Robinhood Markets beats Streamex on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Streamex
Streamex Corp. is a financial technology company focused on blockchain-based financial infrastructure and the tokenization of real-world assets. Its business is centered on developing digital platforms designed to connect traditional financial products with blockchain networks.
The company’s activities include creating and supporting digital assets, blockchain applications and tokenized investment products. Streamex has described its work as serving institutional and other market participants seeking greater efficiency, transparency and accessibility in digital-asset markets.
Publicly available information about Streamex’s operating history, geographic reach, product portfolio and leadership is limited. The company is headquartered in the United States and trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol STEX.
About Robinhood Markets
Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, and initial public offerings participation services. It also provides various learning and education solutions comprise Snacks, an accessible digest of business news stories for a new generation of investors.; Learn, which is an online collection of beginners' guides, feature tutorials, and financial dictionary; Newsfeeds that offer access to free, premium news from sites from various sites, such as Barron's, Reuters, and Dow Jones. In addition, the company offers In-App Education, a resource that covers investing fundamentals, including why people invest, a stock market overview, and tips on how to define investing goals, as well as allows customers to understand the basics of investing before their first trade; and Crypto Learn and Earn, an educational module available to various crypto customers through Robinhood Learn to teach customers the basics related to cryptocurrency. Further, it provides Robinhood credit cards, cash card and spending accounts, and wallets. Robinhood Markets, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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