Woori Bank (WF) Competitors

Woori Bank (NYSE:WF) and Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WF or CRCL?

3.4% of Woori Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Does the media prefer WF or CRCL?

In the previous week, Circle Internet Group had 46 more articles in the media than Woori Bank. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Circle Internet Group and 3 mentions for Woori Bank. Woori Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Circle Internet Group's score of 0.53 indicating that Woori Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woori Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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)	21 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WF or CRCL more profitable?

Woori Bank has a net margin of 11.84% compared to Circle Internet Group's net margin of 0.00%. Woori Bank's return on equity of 8.31% beat Circle Internet Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woori Bank	11.84%	8.31%	0.56%
Circle Internet Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WF or CRCL?

Woori Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Circle Internet Group. Circle Internet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woori Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woori Bank	$19.04B	0.71	$2.09B	$7.94	6.89
Circle Internet Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$0.01	-11,804.96

Do analysts rate WF or CRCL?

Circle Internet Group has a consensus target price of $173.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Circle Internet Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Circle Internet Group is more favorable than Woori Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woori Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Circle Internet Group	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Woori Bank beats Circle Internet Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.