ABX vs APPF vs SMRT Stock Comparison

Abacus Global Management, Appfolio and SmartRent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPF Appfolio Inc
$201.45 -1.4% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
5 wins
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$258.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Appfolio leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Appfolio 5, Abacus Global Management 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABXAPPFSMRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $797.83M $7.26B $258.80M APPF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 42.7x -13.2x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 30.2x — ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.3% +20.0% -2.8% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 15.6% -13.0% APPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.0% -17.9% -9.7% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +8.7%/yr -36.8%/yr APPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 45.2% 60.2% APPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 50/100 APPF

Percentile Scorecard

ABXAPPFSMRT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABXAPPFSMRT
Valuation 86 #27 of 181 47 #48 of 89 44 #50 of 89
Growth 94 #8 of 111 91 #8 of 81 83 #15 of 81
Profitability 73 #35 of 129 92 #7 of 76 33 #51 of 76
Financial Health 40 #99 of 164 91 #9 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 75 60 #21 of 51 22 #40 of 51
Overall 69 76 50
  • ABX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APPF ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABXAPPFSMRTSPY
1 month +0.7%-1.4%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months -21.3%+13.0%+31.0% +3.9%
6 months -11.6%+19.4%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%-13.4%-35.1% +12.9%
1 year +51.0%-17.9%-9.7% +12.3%
3 years +35.6%+7.2%-44.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+2.3%-17.6% +23.3%
5 years -15.2%+51.4%-89.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%+8.7%-36.8% +10.9%
10 years —+960.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+26.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABXAPPFSMRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%45.2%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%43.8%56.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.441.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.40-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.8%-55.4%-94.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-23.2%-38.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.00$262.26$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $5.02$143.34$0.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABXAPPFSMRT
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 34.2x 42.0xmedian 40.1x -12.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.7x 28.7xmedian 18.5x -11.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.2x 25.3xmedian 20.1x -238.6xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 12.3xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 0.91 0.54median 1.73 -0.38median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABXAPPFSMRT
Revenue $267.28M $1.09B $151.20M
Gross profit $236.22M $693.53M $54.98M
Operating income $85.02M $204.71M -$22.56M
Net income $28.20M $169.86M -$19.60M
Free cash flow $89.47M $282.10M -$1.05M
R&D – $199.70M $23.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $4.77 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $23.39M $258.54M $92.66M
Total debt $330.61M – –
Shares (diluted) 98.46M 35.58M 192.41M
Enterprise value $612.70M $6.33B -$137.26M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABXAPPFSMRT
P/E 28.2x 42.0x -12.9x
P/FCF 9.1x 25.3x -238.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 25.2x -355.5x
P/S 3.1x 6.6x 1.7x
P/B 1.9x 12.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 12.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 28.7x -11.6x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 33.4x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 6.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 12.6x 24.2x -150.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 24.1x -224.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 0.54 -0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABXAPPFSMRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.3% 20.0% -2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 23.8% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.6% 20.6% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 76.7% 26.1% 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.8% 54.7% 71.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 85.0% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,295% -16.6% 72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 77.5% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,506% -15.0% 73.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% 78.5% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.9% 32.7% 98.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.3% 100.5% 77.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.4% 33.3% 97.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.8% 114.3% 73.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABXAPPFSMRT
Gross margin 88.4% 63.8% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 39.0% 21.9% -9.0%
Operating margin 31.8% 18.8% -14.9%
Pretax margin 17.0% 19.6% -13.1%
Net margin 10.5% 15.6% -13.0%
FCF margin 33.5% 25.9% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 26.1% -0.5%
Return on equity 6.6% 30.6% -8.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 24.9% -6.6%
Return on invested capital 7.0% – –
Return on capital employed 11.2% 35.3% -8.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% 6.8% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABXAPPFSMRT
Debt / assets 38.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 18.6% 23.3%
Equity / assets 50.1% 81.4% 76.7%
Interest coverage 2.2x – -59.4x
Current ratio 0.7x 4.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.5x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.0x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 1.68 36.24 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABXAPPFSMRT
Dividend yield 2.4% – –
Net buyback yield 4.1% 1.8% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 1.8% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABXAPPFSMRT
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $6.68FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +17.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $269.54MFY2026 $1.19BFY2026 $154.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +18.3% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABXAPPFSMRT
Held by institutions 28.7% 65.3% 64.9%
Institutions holding 149 391 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +9.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 79 225 72
Institutions selling 48 130 33
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.73 2.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABXAPPFSMRT
ABX 1.00 0.21 0.14
APPF 0.21 1.00 0.10
SMRT 0.14 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABX, APPF and SMRT?

Appfolio (APPF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abacus Global Management (ABX) $797.83M, Appfolio (APPF) $7.26B, SmartRent (SMRT) $258.80M.

Which stock is cheaper, ABX, APPF and SMRT?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 28.3x, Appfolio (APPF) 42.7x, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.6x, Appfolio (APPF) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%, Appfolio (APPF) +20.0%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appfolio (APPF) has the highest net margin (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, Appfolio (APPF) 15.6%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +51.0%, Appfolio (APPF) -17.9%, SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%. Over five years, Appfolio (APPF) compounded fastest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.3%/yr, Appfolio (APPF) +8.7%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Appfolio (APPF) has been the steadiest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 55.8%, Appfolio (APPF) 45.2%, SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABX, APPF and SMRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Appfolio (APPF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.