Head-To-Head Review: AIA (OTCMKTS:AAGIY) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL)

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AIA	$19.31 billion	5.94	$6.84 billion	N/A	N/A
Abacus Life	$111.92 million	7.40	-$23.96 million	$0.08	105.88

AIA has higher revenue and earnings than Abacus Life.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of AIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.0% of Abacus Life shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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.

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.