Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Competitors $188.77 +10.80 (+6.07%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CRCL vs. C, TD, SAN, IBN, UBS, SMFG, BBVA, BMO, ING, and ITUBShould you be buying Circle Internet Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Circle Internet Group include Citigroup (C), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), ING Group (ING), and Itau Unibanco (ITUB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Circle Internet Group vs. Its Competitors Citigroup Toronto Dominion Bank Banco Santander ICICI Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Bank Of Montreal ING Group Itau Unibanco Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Does the media prefer CRCL or C? In the previous week, Citigroup had 45 more articles in the media than Circle Internet Group. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Citigroup and 67 mentions for Circle Internet Group. Citigroup's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Circle Internet Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Citigroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Circle Internet Group 19 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citigroup 56 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CRCL or C? Citigroup has higher revenue and earnings than Circle Internet Group. Circle Internet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citigroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCircle Internet GroupN/AN/AN/A-$0.01-14,917.81Citigroup$170.76B0.97$12.68B$6.3314.01 Do analysts prefer CRCL or C? Circle Internet Group currently has a consensus target price of $189.78, suggesting a potential upside of 0.53%. Citigroup has a consensus target price of $85.43, suggesting a potential downside of 3.65%. Given Circle Internet Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Circle Internet Group is more favorable than Citigroup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Circle Internet Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Citigroup 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Is CRCL or C more profitable? Citigroup has a net margin of 7.95% compared to Circle Internet Group's net margin of 0.00%. Citigroup's return on equity of 6.94% beat Circle Internet Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Circle Internet GroupN/A N/A N/A Citigroup 7.95%6.94%0.55% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRCL or C? 71.7% of Citigroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Citigroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCitigroup beats Circle Internet Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Circle Internet Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRCL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCircle Internet GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.01B$7.54B$12.11B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A4.75%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio-14,917.8118.1320.0228.09Price / SalesN/A5.8725.6838.31Price / CashN/A22.1721.6822.53Price / BookN/A2.722.284.58Net IncomeN/A$304.38M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance4.51%6.91%2.21%2.79%1 Month PerformanceN/A13.36%4.59%5.46%1 Year PerformanceN/A24.77%538.58%15.06% Circle Internet Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRCLCircle Internet Group0.998 of 5 stars$188.77+6.1%$189.78+0.5%N/A$42.01BN/A-14,917.81900Trending NewsGap UpCCitigroup4.9546 of 5 stars$85.14+0.9%$84.03-1.3%+37.6%$157.60B$170.76B13.45239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTDToronto Dominion Bank3.7557 of 5 stars$73.49+1.2%$93.00+26.5%+34.3%$124.89B$88.27B10.78102,190Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.2383 of 5 stars$8.29+0.6%N/A+79.1%$124.86B$66.96B9.53199,958IBNICICI Bank2.4086 of 5 stars$33.65-0.6%N/A+17.0%$120.82B$22.68B21.57187,765Stock SplitUBSUBS Group3.5452 of 5 stars$33.84+1.2%N/A+15.0%$107.22B$84.56B22.41108,648Trending NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.9677 of 5 stars$15.11-0.6%N/A+12.6%$98.41B$66.82B16.60120,000BBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria1.7634 of 5 stars$15.36+0.6%N/A+51.0%$89.15B$38.40B8.13125,916BMOBank Of Montreal4.7323 of 5 stars$110.62+1.4%$129.50+17.1%+33.6%$78.59B$58.27B14.3553,597INGING Group3.7042 of 5 stars$21.87-0.5%N/A+26.6%$76.89B$24.47B10.3660,000ITUBItau Unibanco2.594 of 5 stars$6.81+2.9%$6.27-7.9%+27.5%$71.37B$62.19B9.6396,219Dividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies C Alternatives TD Alternatives SAN Alternatives IBN Alternatives UBS Alternatives SMFG Alternatives BBVA Alternatives BMO Alternatives ING Alternatives ITUB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CRCL) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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