Head-To-Head Review: Currenc Group (CURR) & Its Rivals

Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) is one of 89 public companies in the “UNCLASSIFIED” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Currenc Group to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Currenc Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currenc Group	-84.72%	N/A	-34.02%
Currenc Group Competitors	0.86%	0.95%	0.80%

Volatility and Risk

Currenc Group has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currenc Group’s competitors have a beta of -0.09, meaning that their average stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of shares of all “UNCLASSIFIED” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Currenc Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of shares of all “UNCLASSIFIED” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Currenc Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currenc Group	1	1	1	1	2.50
Currenc Group Competitors	251	268	217	3	1.96

Currenc Group presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.05%. As a group, “UNCLASSIFIED” companies have a potential upside of 243.89%. Given Currenc Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Currenc Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Currenc Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Currenc Group	$46.44 million	-$39.47 million	-2.69
Currenc Group Competitors	$42.00 million	-$18.84 million	69.13

Currenc Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Currenc Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Currenc Group competitors beat Currenc Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Currenc Group Company Profile

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.