Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) versus Highest Performances (NASDAQ:HPH) Head to Head Survey

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and Highest Performances (NASDAQ:HPH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highest Performances has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$79.59 million	8.67	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-39.66
Highest Performances	$1.19 billion	0.04	-$39.86 million	N/A	N/A

Abacus Life has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Highest Performances.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Life and Highest Performances’ 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%
Highest Performances	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Abacus Life and Highest Performances, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0	0	5	1	3.17
Highest Performances	0	0	0	0	0.00

Abacus Life presently has a consensus price target of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 100.28%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Highest Performances.

Summary

Abacus Life beats Highest Performances on 9 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 Highest Performances

Highest Performances Holdings Inc. engages in the provision of financial technology services in China. The company distributes publicly raised fund and privately raised securities investment fund products through online and offline. It also offers insurance consulting, trust consulting, asset management, wealth management, and other ancillary services. The company was formerly known as Puyi Inc. and changed its name to Highest Performances Holdings Inc. in March 2024. Highest Performances Holdings Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.