Reviewing Fifth Street Asset Management (OTCMKTS:FSAM) & Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL)

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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 65.71%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Fifth Street Asset Management.

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%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fifth Street Asset Management and Abacus Life”s revenue, earnings per share 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 $79.59 million 8.21 $9.52 million ($0.18) -48.61

Abacus Life has higher revenue and earnings 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

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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

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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.

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