Reviewing Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR)

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

Volatility & Risk

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triller Group has a beta of -1.45, indicating that its share price is 245% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Abacus Life and Triller Group’s 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%
Triller Group	-139.01%	-805.50%	-54.21%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Triller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Triller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Abacus Life and Triller Group”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	6.21	$9.52 million	($0.18)	-41.72
Triller Group	$56.68 million	1.81	-$49.21 million	($1.22)	-2.06

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Abacus Life and Triller Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0	0	5	1	3.17
Triller Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Abacus Life currently has a consensus price target of $14.70, indicating a potential upside of 95.74%. Given Abacus Life’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than Triller Group.

Summary

Abacus Life beats Triller Group on 13 of the 15 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 Triller Group

Triller Corp. operates Triller app, an artificial intelligence powered technology platform. The company’s platform enables creators, such as influencers, artists, athletes, public figures, and consumer brands build direct relationships with audiences to create awareness, drive content consumption, generate commerce, and shape culture. The company’s application is a short-form video app that allows users to access user and professionally generated content from creators worldwide. The company also produces content under the own and third-party brands, including trendsetting music, sports, lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment media that creates cultural moments, attracts users to its offerings, and drives social interaction that serves as a cultural wellspring across digital society. Triller Corp. was formerly known as Triller, Inc. and changed its name to Triller Corp. in March 2023. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Triller Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Proxima Media LLC. As of October 15, 2024, Triller Corp. acquired AGBA Group Holding Limited (NasdaqCM:AGBA) in reverse merger transaction.