Abacus Life (ABL) & The Competition Head-To-Head Contrast

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) is one of 81 public companies in the “Investment advice” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Abacus Life to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.1% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are owned by institutional investors. 47.0% of Abacus Life shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “Investment advice” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Abacus Life and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$79.59 million	$9.52 million	535.27
Abacus Life Competitors	$2.24 billion	$280.65 million	17.10

Abacus Life’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Abacus Life. Abacus Life is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Abacus Life and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0	0	0	0	N/A
Abacus Life Competitors	724	3590	3835	139	2.41

As a group, “Investment advice” companies have a potential downside of 0.26%. Given Abacus Life’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Life and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Life	0.11%	4.96%	2.52%
Abacus Life Competitors	12.71%	21.68%	7.78%

Risk and Volatility

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Life’s peers have a beta of 1.09, suggesting that their average share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Abacus Life peers beat Abacus Life on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

Abacus Life Company Profile

Abacus Life, Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager specializing in life insurance products. It purchases life insurance policies from consumers seeking liquidity and manages policies over time via trading, holding, and/or servicing. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Orlando, Florida.