Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX – Get Free Report) and Webull (NASDAQ:BULL – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
96.3% of Patria Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Patria Investments has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webull has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Patria Investments and Webull”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Patria Investments | $428.00 million | 1.48 | $73.40 million | $0.35 | 27.14 |
| Webull | $571.00 million | 4.66 | $24.77 million | $0.08 | 61.50 |
Patria Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Webull. Patria Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Webull, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Patria Investments and Webull, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Patria Investments | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Webull | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Patria Investments currently has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Webull has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 103.25%. Given Webull’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Webull is more favorable than Patria Investments.
Profitability
This table compares Patria Investments and Webull’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Patria Investments | 19.91% | 38.68% | 15.84% |
| Webull | 6.26% | 5.95% | 1.60% |
Summary
Patria Investments beats Webull on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Patria Investments
Patria Investments Limited operates as a private market investment firm focused on investing in Latin America. The company offers asset management services to investors focusing on private equity funds, infrastructure development funds, co-investments funds, constructivist equity funds, and real estate and credit funds. Patria Investments Limited was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.
About Webull
Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.
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