Contrasting Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and GlassBridge Enterprises (OTCMKTS:GLAE)

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and GlassBridge Enterprises (OTCMKTS:GLAE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Abacus Life and GlassBridge Enterprises”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$102.41 million	7.21	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-42.44
GlassBridge Enterprises	$100,000.00	8.68	-$3.00 million	N/A	N/A

Abacus Life has higher revenue and earnings than GlassBridge Enterprises.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Abacus Life and GlassBridge Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0	0	5	1	3.17
GlassBridge Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0.00

Abacus Life currently has a consensus target price of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 87.17%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than GlassBridge Enterprises.

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlassBridge Enterprises has a beta of 6.95, meaning that its stock price is 595% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Life and GlassBridge Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%
GlassBridge Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abacus Life beats GlassBridge Enterprises on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About GlassBridge Enterprises

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates an asset management business in the United States. It offers investment advisory services to third party investors through managed funds separate managed accounts. The company was formerly known as Imation Corp. and changed its name to GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. in February 2017. GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York.