Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Competitors $139.50 -13.66 (-8.92%) As of 08/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CRCL vs. SAN, UBS, TD, IBN, BBVA, SMFG, IBIT, BMO, MFG, and INGShould you be buying Circle Internet Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Circle Internet Group include Banco Santander (SAN), UBS Group (UBS), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), ICICI Bank (IBN), Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), and ING Group (ING). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Circle Internet Group vs. Its Competitors Banco Santander UBS Group Toronto Dominion Bank ICICI Bank Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Bank Of Montreal Mizuho Financial Group ING Group Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) and Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in SAN or CRCL? 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are held 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. Is SAN or CRCL more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 17.30% compared to Circle Internet Group's net margin of 0.00%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.98% beat Circle Internet Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander17.30% 11.98% 0.71% Circle Internet Group N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend SAN or CRCL? Circle Internet Group has a consensus target price of $173.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.01%. Given Circle Internet Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Circle Internet Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Circle Internet Group 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SAN or CRCL? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Circle Internet Group. Circle Internet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Santander, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander$66.96B2.14$13.61B$0.9010.68Circle Internet GroupN/AN/AN/A-$0.01-11,024.18 Does the media refer more to SAN or CRCL? In the previous week, Circle Internet Group had 34 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Circle Internet Group and 13 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Circle Internet Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Banco Santander is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Santander 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Circle Internet Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBanco Santander beats Circle Internet Group on 10 of the 13 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$34.08B$7.84B$12.42B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A4.76%5.54%3.56%P/E Ratio-11,024.1819.3219.6928.01Price / SalesN/A6.8325.7957.05Price / CashN/A21.5721.7623.95Price / BookN/A4.372.295.26Net IncomeN/A$311.03M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance-12.26%2.72%1.75%2.09%1 Month Performance-28.58%9.04%2.42%2.35%1 Year PerformanceN/A32.98%542.40%13.36% Circle Internet Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRCLCircle Internet Group1.3107 of 5 stars$139.50-8.9%$173.00+24.0%N/A$34.08BN/A-11,024.18900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSANBanco Santander3.6738 of 5 stars$9.32+0.1%N/A+111.6%$138.58B$66.96B10.35199,958Short Interest ↓UBSUBS Group3.2934 of 5 stars$38.79-1.9%N/A+29.1%$126.78B$84.56B20.53108,648Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTDToronto Dominion Bank4.0031 of 5 stars$73.08-0.2%$93.00+27.3%+28.7%$125.64B$88.27B10.72102,190News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionIBNICICI Bank1.371 of 5 stars$32.72-0.5%N/A+18.2%$117.31B$22.68B20.19182,665Stock SplitBBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria3.095 of 5 stars$18.60+0.1%N/A+92.9%$108.53B$38.40B9.79125,916Short Interest ↓SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.4098 of 5 stars$15.75-0.8%N/A+31.3%$102.76B$66.82B16.57123,000News CoverageGap UpIBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETFN/A$67.64+2.3%N/A+99.7%$88.21BN/A0.00N/AGap DownBMOBank Of Montreal4.489 of 5 stars$112.73-0.1%$129.50+14.9%+36.9%$81.06B$58.27B14.6253,597Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMFGMizuho Financial Group4.0518 of 5 stars$6.24-0.4%N/A+61.6%$78.85B$59.30B12.9952,554Short Interest ↑INGING Group4.0351 of 5 stars$24.13-1.3%N/A+47.6%$76.92B$24.47B11.1260,000Ex-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAN Alternatives UBS Alternatives TD Alternatives IBN Alternatives BBVA Alternatives SMFG Alternatives IBIT Alternatives BMO Alternatives MFG Alternatives ING 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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