Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and AIA (OTCMKTS:AAGIY) Financial Survey

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and AIA (OTCMKTS:AAGIY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Abacus Life and AIA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$111.92 million	7.40	-$23.96 million	$0.08	105.88
AIA	$19.31 billion	5.89	$6.84 billion	N/A	N/A

AIA has higher revenue and earnings than Abacus Life.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Life and AIA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Life	5.62%	16.90%	8.24%
AIA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of AIA shares are held by institutional investors. 47.0% of Abacus Life shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Abacus Life has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIA has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Abacus Life and AIA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	1	0	2	1	2.75
AIA	0	0	1	0	3.00

Abacus Life currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.58%. Given Abacus Life’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than AIA.

Summary

Abacus Life beats AIA on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About AIA

AIA Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides life insurance based financial services. The company offers life insurance, accident, and health insurance and savings plans; and employee benefits, credit life, and pension services to corporate clients. It is also involved in the distribution of investment and other financial services products. The company sells its products through a network of agents and partners in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Brunei, Vietnam, and India. AIA Group Limited was founded in 1919 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.