Abacus Life (ABL) Competitors

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer ABL or FCPT?

In the previous week, Abacus Life had 9 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Abacus Life and 8 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Abacus Life's score of 0.14 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abacus Life	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Four Corners Property Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ABL or FCPT?

Abacus Life presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.05%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $30.20, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. Given Abacus Life's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, ABL or FCPT?

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABL or FCPT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.48% compared to Abacus Life's net margin of -11.65%. Abacus Life's return on equity of 12.88% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.48%	7.54%	3.95%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABL or FCPT?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ABL or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Abacus Life. Abacus Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Four Corners Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$111.92M	7.00	$9.52M	-$0.30	-26.97
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	10.25	$100.47M	$1.07	25.69

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ABL or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust received 243 more outperform votes than Abacus Life when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.33% of users gave Abacus Life an outperform vote while only 50.59% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Abacus Life	Outperform Votes 14 93.33%	Underperform Votes 1 6.67%
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 257 50.59%	Underperform Votes 251 49.41%

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Abacus Life on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.