Patria Investments (PAX) Competitors

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

Does the media favor FHI or PAX?

In the previous week, Federated Hermes had 7 more articles in the media than Patria Investments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Federated Hermes and 1 mentions for Patria Investments. Federated Hermes' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Patria Investments' score of 0.68 indicating that Patria Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Federated Hermes	4 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

Is FHI or PAX a better dividend stock?

Federated Hermes pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Patria Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Federated Hermes pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patria Investments pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federated Hermes has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHI or PAX?

Federated Hermes received 7 more outperform votes than Patria Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.17% of users gave Patria Investments an outperform vote while only 27.40% of users gave Federated Hermes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Federated Hermes	Outperform Votes 20 27.40%	Underperform Votes 53 72.60%
Patria Investments	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHI or PAX?

Federated Hermes has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patria Investments has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FHI or PAX?

Federated Hermes has higher revenue and earnings than Patria Investments. Federated Hermes 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
Federated Hermes	$1.61B	1.73	$298.98M	$3.52	9.42
Patria Investments	$327.60M	2.19	$118.40M	$0.78	16.67

Is FHI or PAX more profitable?

Patria Investments has a net margin of 36.70% compared to Patria Investments' net margin of 18.75%. Federated Hermes' return on equity of 35.95% beat Patria Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federated Hermes	18.75%	27.00%	14.62%
Patria Investments	36.70%	35.95%	18.68%

Do analysts rate FHI or PAX?

Federated Hermes currently has a consensus price target of $38.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Patria Investments has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.77%. Given Federated Hermes' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Patria Investments is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federated Hermes	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Patria Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

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

75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Patria Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Federated Hermes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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