Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments. The company provides APIs and platform services that allow enterprises, financial institutions and fintech developers to mint, redeem and transfer USDC, integrate fiat-to-digital rails, and manage treasury functions. These offerings are designed to support use cases such as cross-border payments, tokenized asset settlements, and liquidity management, allowing customers to move funds with the speed and programmability of blockchain networks while linking to traditional fiat systems.

Operating with a global footprint, Circle serves a mix of corporate clients, fintechs, exchanges and developer communities across multiple jurisdictions. The business emphasizes partnerships with banks, exchanges and payment providers to facilitate on- and off-ramps between fiat currencies and digital dollar-denominated assets. Circle has also focused on compliance and transparency as part of its market positioning, publishing regular disclosures and third-party attestations regarding the reserves that underlie USDC to address regulatory and customer confidence concerns.

Beyond stablecoin issuance, Circle continues to evolve its platform capabilities to support institutional use of digital cash and tokenized assets, including treasury and settlement solutions. Its strategic priorities include expanding enterprise adoption of programmable money, deepening regulatory engagement, and broadening integrations that connect conventional financial infrastructure with blockchain-based payment rails.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.20 to $119.59
• 50-Day Range: $60.96 to $132.55
• 52-Week Range: $49.90 to $298.99
• Volume: 7.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.87 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $129.06
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Circle Internet Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Circle Internet Group scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 562nd out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Circle Internet Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Circle Internet Group has a consensus price target of $129.06, representing about 13.1% upside from its current price of $114.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Circle Internet Group has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 96.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Circle Internet Group are expected to grow by 96.43% in the coming year, from $0.84 to $1.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Circle Internet Group is -61.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Circle Internet Group is -61.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Circle Internet Group has a PEG Ratio of 5.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Circle Internet Group has a P/B Ratio of 8.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.50% of the float of Circle Internet Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Circle Internet Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Circle Internet Group has recently increased by 12.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Circle Internet Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Circle Internet Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Circle Internet Group has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Circle Internet Group this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 119 people have searched for CRCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

41 people have added Circle Internet Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 116% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Circle Internet Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $59,812,564.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.85% of the stock of Circle Internet Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Circle Internet Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

CRCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CRCL shares performed this year?

Circle Internet Group's stock was trading at $79.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CRCL stock has increased by 43.8% and is now trading at $114.07.

How were Circle Internet Group's earnings last quarter?

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 25th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.18. The business's quarterly revenue was up 76.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Circle Internet Group IPO?

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) raised $935 million in an IPO on Thursday, June 5th 2025. The company issued 34,000,000 shares at $27.00-$28.00 per share.

Who are Circle Internet Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Circle Internet Group include IDG China Capital Fund III Associates L.P. (3.65%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (1.18%), IDG China Capital Fund GP III Associates Ltd. (0.48%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Catalyst Group Vi LP General, Heath Tarbert, Nikhil Chandhok, Jeremy Fox-Geen, M Michele Burns, Rajeev V Date, Tamara L Schulz, Jeremy Allaire, Patrick Sean Neville and Danita K Ostling.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Circle Internet Group?

Shares of CRCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/25/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CRCL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CRCL
• CIK: 1876042
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (415) 992-2720
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Circle Internet Group: $129.06
• High Price Target: $243.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 140.05
• P/E Growth: 5.9
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.57
• Cash Flow: $0.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4,068.29
• Book Value: $13.75 per share
• Price / Book: 8.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,820,000
• Free Float: 220,036,000
• Market Cap: $29.04 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A