Webull (NASDAQ:BULL – Get Free Report) and Patria Investments (NYSE:PAX – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Webull and Patria Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Webull | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Patria Investments | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 |
Webull presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.87%. Patria Investments has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Webull’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Webull is more favorable than Patria Investments.
Risk & Volatility
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Patria Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.1% of Patria Investments shares are owned 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.
Profitability
This table compares Webull and Patria Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Webull | 6.26% | 5.95% | 1.60% |
| Patria Investments | 19.91% | 38.68% | 15.84% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Webull and Patria Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Webull | $571.00 million | 5.54 | $24.77 million | $0.08 | 74.38 |
| Patria Investments | $428.00 million | 1.75 | $73.40 million | $0.44 | 25.59 |
Patria Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
Patria Investments beats Webull on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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