Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) and Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABR or PAX?

Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patria Investments has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABR or PAX more profitable?

Arbor Realty Trust has a net margin of 23.99% compared to Patria Investments' net margin of 19.68%. Patria Investments' return on equity of 34.00% beat Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arbor Realty Trust	23.99%	14.94%	2.61%
Patria Investments	19.68%	34.00%	15.75%

Is ABR or PAX a better dividend stock?

Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 127.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Patria Investments pays out 139.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arbor Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Arbor Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer ABR or PAX?

Arbor Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $14.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.13%. Patria Investments has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.45%. Given Patria Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Patria Investments is more favorable than Arbor Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arbor Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Patria Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor ABR or PAX?

In the previous week, Arbor Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Patria Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust and 1 mentions for Patria Investments. Patria Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Arbor Realty Trust's score of 1.16 indicating that Patria Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arbor Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABR or PAX?

Arbor Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Patria Investments. Arbor Realty Trust 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
Arbor Realty Trust	$1.33B	2.06	$371.43M	$1.35	10.79
Patria Investments	$327.60M	2.17	$118.40M	$0.43	27.72

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABR or PAX?

Arbor Realty Trust received 274 more outperform votes than Patria Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.41% of users gave Arbor Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 56.00% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arbor Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 288 61.41%	Underperform Votes 181 38.59%
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 14 56.00%	Underperform Votes 11 44.00%

Summary

Arbor Realty Trust beats Patria Investments on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.