Analyzing Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET)

Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) are both unclassified companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Currenc Group and TriNet Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Currenc Group	$46.44 million	0.37	-$39.47 million	N/A	N/A
TriNet Group	$5.05 billion	0.73	$173.00 million	$3.35	22.84

TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than Currenc Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Currenc Group and TriNet Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currenc Group	0	0	1	1	3.50
TriNet Group	1	2	0	0	1.67

Currenc Group presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 859.17%. TriNet Group has a consensus price target of $96.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Given Currenc Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Currenc Group is more favorable than TriNet Group.

Profitability

This table compares Currenc Group and TriNet Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currenc Group	N/A	N/A	-38.11%
TriNet Group	3.32%	237.87%	5.60%

Volatility and Risk

Currenc Group has a beta of -0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriNet Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of TriNet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Currenc Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TriNet Group beats Currenc Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Currenc Group

Currenc Group, Inc. engages in operating a fintech banking platform. It operates through the following segments: Remittance Services, Sales of Airtime, and Other Services. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About TriNet Group

TriNet Group, Inc. provides comprehensive and flexible human capital management services for small and medium size businesses in the United States. The company offers multi-state payroll processing and tax administration; employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans; workers compensation insurance and claims management; employment and benefits law compliance; and other HR related services. It also provides technology platform, an online and mobile tool that allows users to store, view, and manager HR information and administer various HR transactions, such as payroll processing, tax administration and credits, employee onboarding and termination, employee performance, time and attendance, compensation reporting, expense management, and benefits enrollment and administration, as well as incorporated workforce analytics and allows professional employer organization clients to generate HR data, payroll, compensation, and other custom reports. The company serves clients in various industries, including technology, professional services, financial services, life sciences, and not-for-profit. It sells its solutions through its direct sales organization. TriNet Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.