City Office REIT (CIO) Competitors

Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media favor ABL or CIO?

In the previous week, Abacus Life had 3 more articles in the media than City Office REIT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Abacus Life and 4 mentions for City Office REIT. Abacus Life's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat City Office REIT's score of 0.69 indicating that Abacus Life is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abacus Life	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
City Office REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ABL or CIO?

City Office REIT received 272 more outperform votes than Abacus Life when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.75% of users gave Abacus Life an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave City Office REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Abacus Life	Outperform Votes 15 93.75%	Underperform Votes 1 6.25%
City Office REIT	Outperform Votes 287 59.30%	Underperform Votes 197 40.70%

Which has more risk & volatility, ABL or CIO?

Abacus Life has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Office REIT has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ABL or CIO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abacus Life	$111.92M	7.13	$9.52M	-$0.30	-27.47
City Office REIT	$171.13M	1.22	-$2.68M	-$0.62	-8.32

Is ABL or CIO more profitable?

City Office REIT has a net margin of -10.33% compared to Abacus Life's net margin of -11.65%. Abacus Life's return on equity of 12.88% beat City Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abacus Life	-11.65%	12.88%	6.51%
City Office REIT	-10.33%	-2.74%	-1.19%

Do analysts rate ABL or CIO?

Abacus Life presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.90%. Given Abacus Life's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Abacus Life is more favorable than City Office REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abacus Life	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
City Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABL or CIO?

67.5% of City Office REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 79.2% of Abacus Life shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of City Office REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Abacus Life beats City Office REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.