Head to Head Analysis: Abacus Global Management (ABX) and The Competition

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is one of 346 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Abacus Global Management to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of Abacus Global Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Abacus Global Management and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Global Management	$235.24 million	$36.53 million	32.29
Abacus Global Management Competitors	$6.39 billion	$1.06 billion	10.02

Abacus Global Management’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Abacus Global Management. Abacus Global Management 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 Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Abacus Global Management and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Global Management	0	3	1	1	2.60
Abacus Global Management Competitors	1882	6739	11419	409	2.51

Abacus Global Management currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.74%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Abacus Global Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Abacus Global Management is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Global Management has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Global Management’s peers 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 peers’ 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	-397.78%	-19.18%	-6.60%

Summary

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

About Abacus Global Management

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.