Financial Survey: Dune Acquisition (NASDAQ:DUNE) vs. Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD)

Dune Acquisition (NASDAQ:DUNE – Get Rating) and Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Dune Acquisition and Robinhood Markets’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dune Acquisition	N/A	-116.85%	3.21%
Robinhood Markets	-203.09%	-112.72%	-17.48%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.6% of Dune Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Robinhood Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Dune Acquisition and Robinhood Markets, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dune Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Robinhood Markets	3	6	6	0	2.20

Robinhood Markets has a consensus target price of $24.22, indicating a potential upside of 112.86%. Given Robinhood Markets’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Robinhood Markets is more favorable than Dune Acquisition.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dune Acquisition and Robinhood Markets’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dune Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$5.55 million	N/A	N/A
Robinhood Markets	$1.82 billion	5.44	-$3.69 billion	N/A	N/A

Dune Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Robinhood Markets.

About Dune Acquisition (Get Rating)

Dune Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other business combination with one or more businesses in the technology sector. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Robinhood Markets (Get Rating)

Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company also offers various learning and education solutions comprise Snacks, a digest of business news stories; Learn, which is a collection of approximately articles, including guides, feature tutorials, and financial dictionary; Newsfeeds that offer access to free premium news from various sites, such as Barron's, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal; lists and alerts, which allow users to create custom watchlists and alerts to monitor securities, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies, as well as cash management services; and offers First trade recommendations to all new customers who have yet to place a trade. Robinhood Markets, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.