Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAX or BN?

Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Patria Investments. Patria Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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	$397.39M	2.47	$73.40M	$0.56	26.30
Brookfield	$86.01B	1.30	$641M	$0.29	155.63

Does the media prefer PAX or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 10 more articles in the media than Patria Investments. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brookfield and 3 mentions for Patria Investments. Patria Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Brookfield's score of 0.85 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PAX or BN?

Patria Investments has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PAX or BN?

Patria Investments currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.96%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $52.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Patria Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15

Is PAX or BN more profitable?

Patria Investments has a net margin of 19.91% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 1.11%. Patria Investments' return on equity of 38.68% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patria Investments	19.91%	38.68%	15.84%
Brookfield	1.11%	3.77%	1.21%

Is PAX or BN a better dividend stock?

Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Patria Investments pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield pays out 82.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAX or BN?

96.3% of Patria Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brookfield beats Patria Investments on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.