Abacus Life (ABL) Competitors

MoneyLion (NYSE:ML) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ML or ABL?

MoneyLion received 10 more outperform votes than Abacus Life when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 91.67% of users gave Abacus Life an outperform vote while only 77.78% of users gave MoneyLion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MoneyLion	Outperform Votes 21 77.78%	Underperform Votes 6 22.22%
Abacus Life	Outperform Votes 11 91.67%	Underperform Votes 1 8.33%

Does the media favor ML or ABL?

In the previous week, MoneyLion had 11 more articles in the media than Abacus Life. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for MoneyLion and 9 mentions for Abacus Life. Abacus Life's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat MoneyLion's score of 0.60 indicating that Abacus Life is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MoneyLion	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abacus Life	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ML or ABL?

MoneyLion has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Life has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ML or ABL?

MoneyLion presently has a consensus price target of $90.71, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Abacus Life has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Given Abacus Life's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than MoneyLion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MoneyLion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Abacus Life	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Is ML or ABL more profitable?

MoneyLion has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Abacus Life's net margin of -11.65%. Abacus Life's return on equity of 12.88% beat MoneyLion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MoneyLion	0.64%	1.18%	0.61%
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ML or ABL?

Abacus Life has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MoneyLion. Abacus Life is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MoneyLion, 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
MoneyLion	$423.43M	2.05	-$45.24M	$0.22	358.95
Abacus Life	$79.59M	7.82	$9.52M	-$0.18	-46.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ML or ABL?

31.4% of MoneyLion shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of MoneyLion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MoneyLion beats Abacus Life on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.