Reviewing Currenc Group (NASDAQ:CURR) & DT Cloud Acquisition (NASDAQ:DYCQ)

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DT Cloud Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Currenc Group	$46.44 million	2.75	-$39.47 million	($0.88)	-3.11

DT Cloud Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Currenc Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for DT Cloud Acquisition and Currenc Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DT Cloud Acquisition	1	0	0	0	1.00
Currenc Group	1	1	1	1	2.50

Currenc Group has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.74%. Given Currenc Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Currenc Group is more favorable than DT Cloud Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.0% of Currenc Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of DT Cloud Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Currenc Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Currenc Group beats DT Cloud Acquisition on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DT Cloud Acquisition

DT Cloud Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more target businesses. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. DT Cloud Acquisition Corporation operates as a subsidiary of DT Cloud Capital Corp.

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.