Contrasting Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and TaoWeave (NASDAQ:TWAV)

Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) and TaoWeave (NASDAQ:TWAV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currenc Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
TaoWeave	-272.06%	-108.74%	-94.22%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of TaoWeave shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Currenc Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of TaoWeave shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Currenc Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TaoWeave has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Currenc Group	$37.81 million	5.35	-$18.43 million	($0.30)	-8.80
TaoWeave	$2.44 million	2.24	-$6.36 million	($1.60)	-0.88

TaoWeave has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Currenc Group. Currenc Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TaoWeave, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Currenc Group and TaoWeave, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currenc Group	2	0	0	0	1.00
TaoWeave	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Currenc Group beats TaoWeave on 8 of the 11 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 TaoWeave

Oblong Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides multi-stream collaboration technologies and managed services for video collaboration and network applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Collaboration Products and Managed Services. Its flagship product is Mezzanine that enables visual collaboration across multi-users, multi-screens, multi-devices, and multi-locations for video telepresence, laptop and application sharing, and whiteboard sharing and slides applications. The company also provides managed videoconferencing services; and remote service management, which provides an overlay to enterprise information technology and channel partner support organizations, as well as support and management services for customer video environments. In addition, it offers network services comprising Cloud Connect: Video that allows its customers to outsource the management of their video traffic to them and provides the customer’s office locations with a secure, dedicated video network connection to the Oblong Cloud for video communications; Cloud Connect: Converge, which offers customized multiprotocol label switching solutions; and Cloud Connect: Cross Connect that allows the customer to leverage existing carrier for the extension of a Layer 2 private line to its data center. Further, it provides professional services, such as software development, visual and interaction design, engineering, and project support services; and resells video equipment to its customers. Oblong Inc. is based in Conifer, Colorado.