Head to Head Survey: Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM) vs. Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Abacus Life and Fifth Street Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Abacus Life presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Fifth Street Asset Management.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Abacus Life and Fifth Street Asset Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$79.59 million	7.82	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-46.33
Fifth Street Asset Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Abacus Life beats Fifth Street Asset Management on 7 of the 9 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 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.