Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) Critical Survey

Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Fifth Street Asset Management and Abacus Life’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Street Asset Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fifth Street Asset Management and Abacus Life”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Street Asset Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abacus Life	$102.41 million	6.15	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-46.83

Abacus Life has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Street Asset Management.

Volatility and Risk

Fifth Street Asset Management has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Life has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fifth Street Asset Management and Abacus Life, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Street Asset Management	0	0	0	0	0.00
Abacus Life	0	0	5	1	3.17

Abacus Life has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 72.00%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Fifth Street Asset Management.

Summary

Abacus Life beats Fifth Street Asset Management on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fifth Street Asset Management

Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. is an asset management holding company. The firm provides asset management services through its subsidiaries. Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

About Abacus Life

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.