Abacus Global Management (ABX) versus The Competition Financial Contrast

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is one of 347 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Abacus Global Management to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.6% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 46.4% of Abacus Global Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Abacus Global Management has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Global Management’s rivals have a beta of 2.25, suggesting that their average share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Global Management and its rivals’ 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	-405.64%	-19.43%	-6.49%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Abacus Global Management and its rivals, as provided 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	1894	6774	11451	413	2.51

Abacus Global Management presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 6.03%. Given Abacus Global Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Abacus Global Management is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Global Management	$235.24 million	$36.53 million	34.46
Abacus Global Management Competitors	$6.60 billion	$1.06 billion	10.49

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

Summary

Abacus Global Management beats its rivals 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.