Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

Noah (NYSE:NOAH) and Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOAH or PAX?

Noah received 243 more outperform votes than Patria Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.66% of users gave Noah an outperform vote while only 56.52% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Noah	Outperform Votes 256 57.66%	Underperform Votes 188 42.34%
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, NOAH or PAX?

Noah has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patria Investments has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOAH or PAX more profitable?

Patria Investments has a net margin of 37.85% compared to Patria Investments' net margin of 26.54%. Noah's return on equity of 33.50% beat Patria Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noah	26.54%	9.20%	7.41%
Patria Investments	37.85%	33.50%	16.96%

Does the media refer more to NOAH or PAX?

In the previous week, Noah had 1 more articles in the media than Patria Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Noah and 0 mentions for Patria Investments. Patria Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Noah's score of 0.00 indicating that Noah is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noah	Positive
Patria Investments	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NOAH or PAX?

42.7% of Noah shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Patria Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Noah shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NOAH or PAX a better dividend stock?

Noah pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Noah pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patria Investments pays out 129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NOAH or PAX?

Noah has higher revenue and earnings than Patria Investments. Noah 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
Noah	$449.51M	1.69	$141.59M	$1.80	6.62
Patria Investments	$258.90M	3.10	$92.96M	$0.77	19.22

Do analysts rate NOAH or PAX?

Noah currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.13%. Patria Investments has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Patria Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Noah is more favorable than Patria Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noah	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Noah beats Patria Investments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.