abrdn (SLFPF) Competitors

Bâloise (OTCMKTS:BLHEF) and abrdn (OTCMKTS:SLFPF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to BLHEF or SLFPF?

In the previous week, Bâloise's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bâloise	Neutral
abrdn	Neutral

Is BLHEF or SLFPF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bâloise	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend BLHEF or SLFPF?

Given abrdn's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Bâloise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bâloise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
abrdn	8 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.11

Which has better earnings and valuation, BLHEF or SLFPF?

abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bâloise, 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
Bâloise	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.35	13.52
abrdn	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.26	9.57

Is BLHEF or SLFPF a better dividend stock?

Bâloise pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of $0.1580 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Bâloise pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLHEF or SLFPF?

abrdn received 132 more outperform votes than Bâloise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.36% of users gave abrdn an outperform vote while only 22.22% of users gave Bâloise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bâloise	Outperform Votes 2 22.22%	Underperform Votes 7 77.78%
abrdn	Outperform Votes 134 60.36%	Underperform Votes 88 39.64%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BLHEF or SLFPF?

32.9% of Bâloise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bâloise and abrdn tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.