Currenc Group (CURR) Competitors

Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (NYSE:SHAP) and Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SHAP or CURR?

Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Currenc Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1	N/A	N/A	$4.35M	N/A	N/A
Currenc Group	$46.44M	1.80	-$39.47M	-$1.06	-1.70

Does the media refer more to SHAP or CURR?

In the previous week, Currenc Group had 2 more articles in the media than Spree Acquisition Corp. 1. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Currenc Group and 1 mentions for Spree Acquisition Corp. 1. Spree Acquisition Corp. 1's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Currenc Group's score of 0.31 indicating that Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Currenc Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, SHAP or CURR?

Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currenc Group has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHAP or CURR more profitable?

Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Currenc Group's net margin of -102.10%. Currenc Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Spree Acquisition Corp. 1's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1	N/A	-22.17%	6.72%
Currenc Group	-102.10%	N/A	-39.14%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHAP or CURR?

9.9% of Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Currenc Group shares are held by institutional investors. 58.4% of Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Currenc Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SHAP or CURR?

Currenc Group has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 94.44%. Given Currenc Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Currenc Group is more favorable than Spree Acquisition Corp. 1.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Currenc Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Currenc Group beats Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.