Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX) and Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAX or FHI?

Federated Hermes received 7 more outperform votes than Patria Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.17% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote while only 27.40% of users gave Federated Hermes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%
Federated Hermes	Outperform Votes 20 27.40%	Underperform Votes 53 72.60%

Does the media favor PAX or FHI?

In the previous week, Federated Hermes had 6 more articles in the media than Patria Investments. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Federated Hermes and 1 mentions for Patria Investments. Patria Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Federated Hermes' score of 0.54 indicating that Patria Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patria Investments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Federated Hermes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PAX or FHI?

Patria Investments has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federated Hermes has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAX or FHI a better dividend stock?

Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Federated Hermes pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Patria Investments pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federated Hermes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate PAX or FHI?

Patria Investments presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.77%. Federated Hermes has a consensus price target of $38.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given Patria Investments' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Patria Investments is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Federated Hermes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is PAX or FHI more profitable?

Patria Investments has a net margin of 36.70% compared to Federated Hermes' net margin of 18.75%. Patria Investments' return on equity of 35.95% beat Federated Hermes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patria Investments	36.70%	35.95%	18.68%
Federated Hermes	18.75%	27.00%	14.62%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PAX or FHI?

Federated Hermes has higher revenue and earnings than Patria Investments. Federated Hermes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patria Investments, 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
Patria Investments	$327.60M	2.19	$118.40M	$0.78	16.67
Federated Hermes	$1.61B	1.73	$298.98M	$3.52	9.42

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PAX or FHI?

96.3% of Patria Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Patria Investments beats Federated Hermes on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.