Reviewing Abacus Global Management (ABX) & Its Competitors

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is one of 344 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Abacus Global Management to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Global Management has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Global Management’s competitors have a beta of 2.26, meaning that their average stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Global Management and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Global Management	10.55%	21.03%	10.19%
Abacus Global Management Competitors	-407.45%	-22.01%	-5.65%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Abacus Global Management and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Global Management	$235.24 million	$36.53 million	34.32
Abacus Global Management Competitors	$6.35 billion	$1.09 billion	8.56

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of Abacus Global Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Abacus Global Management and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Global Management	0	3	1	1	2.60
Abacus Global Management Competitors	1890	6816	11530	414	2.51

Abacus Global Management presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.87%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 3.80%. Given Abacus Global Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Abacus Global Management is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Abacus Global Management beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Abacus Global Management 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.