Contrasting Abacus Global Management (ABX) and The Competition

Abacus Global Management (NYSE:ABX) is one of 345 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Abacus Global Management to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Abacus Global Management has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Global Management’s competitors have a beta of 2.45, meaning that their average share price is 145% 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	-405.72%	-21.94%	-5.68%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.8% 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, 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Abacus Global Management and its competitors, 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	1900	6814	11514	414	2.51

Abacus Global Management presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.22%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 4.09%. Given Abacus Global Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Global Management is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Global Management	$267.28 million	$36.53 million	34.78
Abacus Global Management Competitors	$6.39 billion	$1.07 billion	10.25

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.

Dividends

Abacus Global Management pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Abacus Global Management pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Financial Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.0% and pay out -86.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Abacus Global Management lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Abacus Global Management beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 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.