Helix Acquisition Corp. II (HLXB) Competitors $10.80 +0.06 (+0.56%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock HLXB vs. ABL, AC, AACT, GETY, FSNB, PLYM, TINV, KREF, SITC, and PAXShould you be buying Helix Acquisition Corp. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Acquisition Corp. II include Abacus Life (ABL), Associated Capital Group (AC), Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT), Getty Images (GETY), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Tiga Acquisition (TINV), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), SITE Centers (SITC), and Patria Investments (PAX). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Helix Acquisition Corp. II vs. Abacus Life Associated Capital Group Ares Acquisition Co. II Getty Images Fusion Acquisition Corp. II Plymouth Industrial REIT Tiga Acquisition KKR Real Estate Finance Trust SITE Centers Patria Investments Helix Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:HLXB) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media favor HLXB or ABL? In the previous week, Abacus Life had 5 more articles in the media than Helix Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Abacus Life and 1 mentions for Helix Acquisition Corp. II. Helix Acquisition Corp. II's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Abacus Life's score of 1.14 indicating that Helix Acquisition Corp. II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Helix Acquisition Corp. II 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Abacus Life 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLXB or ABL? Abacus Life received 14 more outperform votes than Helix Acquisition Corp. II when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/AAbacus LifeOutperform Votes1493.33% Underperform Votes16.67% Do analysts prefer HLXB or ABL? Abacus Life has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.57%. Given Abacus Life's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Helix Acquisition Corp. II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Helix Acquisition Corp. II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Abacus Life 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HLXB or ABL? 54.9% of Helix Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, HLXB or ABL? Helix Acquisition Corp. II has a beta of -0.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Life has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HLXB or ABL more profitable? Helix Acquisition Corp. II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Abacus Life's net margin of -11.65%. Abacus Life's return on equity of 12.88% beat Helix Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helix Acquisition Corp. IIN/A N/A N/A Abacus Life -11.65%12.88%6.51% Which has better earnings and valuation, HLXB or ABL? Abacus Life has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Acquisition Corp. II. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAbacus Life$111.92M7.19$9.52M-$0.30-27.68 SummaryAbacus Life beats Helix Acquisition Corp. II on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Helix Acquisition Corp. II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLXB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HLXB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelix Acquisition Corp. IIHolding Offices IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$206.01M$460.54M$3.75B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A8.15%4.21%4.33%P/E RatioN/A2.3714.0918.31Price / SalesN/A55.831,667.45105.72Price / CashN/A69.0150.2934.62Price / BookN/A3.623.374.23Net IncomeN/A$35.22M$1.24B$247.51M7 Day Performance0.88%1.66%1.89%5.68%1 Month Performance0.88%-0.16%7.13%-4.10%1 Year Performance5.37%21.36%9.73%4.41% Helix Acquisition Corp. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXBHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.80+0.6%N/A+4.8%$204.22MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsABLAbacus Life3.5322 of 5 stars$8.00-1.1%$14.00+75.0%-31.2%$774.82M$111.92M-44.4482High Trading VolumeACAssociated Capital Group2.0349 of 5 stars$34.33-0.2%N/A+4.9%$726.09M$13.18M16.5820News CoverageAACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$11.18+0.1%N/A+5.9%$698.44MN/A0.00N/AGETYGetty Images3.1674 of 5 stars$1.64+1.6%$4.60+181.3%-53.4%$674.55M$939.29M13.631,700FSNBFusion Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.49flatN/AN/A$655.63MN/A0.002High Trading VolumePLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT3.2033 of 5 stars$14.14-1.3%$21.20+49.9%-31.9%$644.23M$198.36M707.1540Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTINVTiga AcquisitionN/A$18.16+0.4%N/A+103.8%$626.52MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.3977 of 5 stars$9.05+0.6%$12.21+34.9%-7.4%$621.66M$155.17M50.26N/AEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSITCSITE Centers4.1613 of 5 stars$11.60+0.7%$35.25+204.0%-94.6%$607.93M$277.47M0.85270Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPAXPatria Investments4.3397 of 5 stars$10.08+0.4%$14.00+38.9%-28.1%$602.45M$374.20M20.16390News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABL Alternatives AC Alternatives AACT Alternatives GETY Alternatives FSNB Alternatives PLYM Alternatives TINV Alternatives KREF Alternatives SITC Alternatives PAX Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HLXB) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new b...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. 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