Reviewing Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) & Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:FSNB)

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

Profitability

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

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Fusion Acquisition Corp. II and Currenc Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.6% of Fusion Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Currenc Group shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

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

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.

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.