Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:FSNB) vs. Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) Financial Review

Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:FSNB) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Currenc Group and Fusion Acquisition Corp. II”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Currenc Group	$46.44 million	1.57	-$39.47 million	($1.06)	-1.48
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$16.57 million	N/A	N/A

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Currenc Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Currenc Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Fusion Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Currenc Group and Fusion Acquisition Corp. II, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currenc Group	1	0	1	1	2.67
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	0	0	0	0	0.00

Currenc Group presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 122.93%. Given Currenc Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Currenc Group is more favorable than Fusion Acquisition Corp. II.

Profitability

This table compares Currenc Group and Fusion Acquisition Corp. II’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currenc Group	-102.10%	N/A	-39.14%
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Currenc Group beats Fusion Acquisition Corp. II on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Currenc Group

Currenc Group, Inc. engages in operating a fintech banking platform. It operates through the following segments: Remittance Services, Sales of Airtime, and Other Services. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About Fusion Acquisition Corp. II

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company intends to acquire businesses in the wealth, financial advice, investment, and asset management sectors, as well as FinTech sector. Fusion Acquisition Corp. II was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.