Comparing Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) & Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG)

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) and Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abacus Life has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Janus Henderson Group and Abacus Life, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	0	7	1	0	2.13
Abacus Life	0	0	5	1	3.17

Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus price target of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Abacus Life has a consensus price target of $14.30, suggesting a potential upside of 91.95%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Janus Henderson Group.

Profitability

This table compares Janus Henderson Group and Abacus Life’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	17.33%	11.49%	7.85%
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Janus Henderson Group and Abacus Life”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus Henderson Group	$2.33 billion	2.92	$392.00 million	$2.53	16.96
Abacus Life	$102.41 million	6.16	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-41.39

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

Summary

Janus Henderson Group beats Abacus Life on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Janus Henderson Group

Janus Henderson Group plc is an asset management holding entity. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides services to institutional, retail clients, and high net worth clients. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets, as well as invests in real estate and private equity. Janus Henderson Group plc was founded in 1934 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Jersey, United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia.

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.