Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

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

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, 54.17% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote while only 50.80% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 255 50.80%	Underperform Votes 247 49.20%

Do analysts recommend PAX or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Patria Investments.

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
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & 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 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAX or FCPT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.01% compared to Patria Investments' net margin of 26.01%. Patria Investments' return on equity of 34.20% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patria Investments	26.01%	34.20%	17.05%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.01%	7.72%	3.95%

Do insiders & institutionals 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. 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PAX or FCPT?

In the previous week, Patria Investments and Patria Investments both had 4 articles in the media. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Patria Investments' score of 0.76 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patria Investments	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Four Corners Property Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 5.4%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Patria Investments pays out 111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 129.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PAX or FCPT?

Patria Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Patria Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Four Corners Property Trust, 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	2.02	$118.40M	$0.54	20.50
Four Corners Property Trust	$250.61M	10.59	$95.34M	$1.07	26.77

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Patria Investments on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.