Head-To-Head Survey: Abacus Global Management (ABX) vs. Its Rivals

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Abacus Global Management and its peers gross 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 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.

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Global Management has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Global Management’s peers have a beta of 2.45, suggesting that their average share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations 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	1900	6814	11514	414	2.51

Abacus Global Management presently has a consensus price target 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, equities research analysts plainly believe Abacus Global Management is more favorable than its peers.

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	-405.72%	-21.94%	-5.68%

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 peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

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

Summary

Abacus Global Management beats its peers 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.