Circle Internet Group (CRCL) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) is one of 155 publicly-traded companies in the “FIN – MISC SVCS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Circle Internet Group to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.3% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Circle Internet Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Circle Internet Group	1	4	5	1	2.55
Circle Internet Group Competitors	652	2740	4290	157	2.50

Circle Internet Group currently has a consensus price target of $189.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.53%. As a group, “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies have a potential upside of 2.83%. Given Circle Internet Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Circle Internet Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Circle Internet Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Circle Internet Group	N/A	N/A	-14,917.81
Circle Internet Group Competitors	$3.06 billion	$308.70 million	-134.74

Circle Internet Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Circle Internet Group. Circle Internet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Circle Internet Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Circle Internet Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Circle Internet Group Competitors	-14.02%	2.14%	-1.36%

Summary

Circle Internet Group competitors beat Circle Internet Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Circle Internet Group Company Profile

Founded in 2013, Circle’s mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value. We intend to connect the world more deeply by building a new global economic system on the foundation of the internet, and to facilitate the creation of a world where everyone, everywhere can share value as easily as we can today share information, content, and communications. Since inception, we have relentlessly pursued our mission and vision, building fundamental technology for the internet financial system. We have forged paths toward mainstream acceptance through persistent and active engagement with policymakers and regulators globally, and have seen institutional and consumer knowledge and acceptance of internet-native financial assets approach critical mass. Large and influential players in the incumbent financial services system are increasingly embracing digital assets broadly and stablecoins specifically. Circle’s innovative products reach tens of millions of end-users, power thousands of businesses, and, as of March 31, 2025, USDC has been used for more than $25 trillion in onchain transactions. While we have made strong progress in our pursuit of our mission and vision over the past decade, we believe the internet financial system is in its infancy with decades of growth and innovation ahead. Our principal executive office is located in New York, NY.