Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is PAX or FCPT a better dividend stock?

Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 132.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAX or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust received 242 more outperform votes than Patria Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.00% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote while only 50.69% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 14 56.00%	Underperform Votes 11 44.00%
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 256 50.69%	Underperform Votes 249 49.31%

Is PAX or FCPT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.27% compared to Patria Investments' net margin of 19.68%. Patria Investments' return on equity of 34.00% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patria Investments	19.68%	34.00%	15.75%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.27%	7.68%	3.96%

Do analysts rate PAX or FCPT?

Patria Investments currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $30.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.05%. Given Patria Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Patria Investments is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor PAX or FCPT?

In the previous week, Patria Investments had 3 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Patria Investments and 2 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Patria Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Four Corners Property Trust's score of 0.42 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Four Corners Property Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

96.3% of Patria Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PAX or FCPT?

Patria Investments has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAX or FCPT?

Patria Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property 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
Patria Investments	$327.60M	2.13	$118.40M	$0.43	27.09
Four Corners Property Trust	$250.61M	10.64	$95.34M	$1.07	25.75

Summary

Patria Investments and Four Corners Property Trust tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.