Analyzing Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and Flag Ship Acquisition (NASDAQ:FSHP)

Flag Ship Acquisition (NASDAQ:FSHP) and Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Flag Ship Acquisition and Currenc Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flag Ship Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Currenc Group	$40.23 million	2.80	-$39.47 million	($0.88)	-1.68

Flag Ship Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Currenc Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Flag Ship Acquisition and Currenc Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flag Ship Acquisition	1	0	0	0	1.00
Currenc Group	1	1	0	1	2.33

Currenc Group has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 136.49%. Given Currenc Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Currenc Group is more favorable than Flag Ship Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.1% of Flag Ship Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Currenc Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Flag Ship Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currenc Group has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flag Ship Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Currenc Group	-84.72%	N/A	-34.02%

Summary

Currenc Group beats Flag Ship Acquisition on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flag Ship Acquisition

Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization with one or more businesses. The company intends to acquire businesses in Internet and high technology, financial technology, clean energy, health care, consumer and retail, energy and resources, food processing, manufacturing, and education sectors. Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Flag Ship Acquisition Corporation was formerly a subsidiary of Whale Management Corporation.

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.