The stock of Patria Investments Ltd (PAX) has seen a 8.77% increase in the past week, with a 29.25% gain in the past month, and a 0.63% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.99% for PAX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 15.10% for PAX’s stock, with a 10.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Patria Investments Ltd (NASDAQ: PAX) Right Now?
Patria Investments Ltd (NASDAQ: PAX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33x compared to its average ratio. PAX has 36-month beta value of 0.66. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PAX is 56.70M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.67% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAX on May 16, 2025 was 604.94K shares.
PAX) stock’s latest price update
Patria Investments Ltd (NASDAQ: PAX) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.19 in relation to its previous close of 12.62. However, the company has experienced a 8.77% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-15 that Infrastructure stocks are my favorite place to invest. However, there is a dark side to investing in infrastructure stocks. I share what this dark side is and how to position your infrastructure portfolio for long-term outperformance.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAX stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for PAX by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PAX in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $17 based on the research report published on September 07, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Credit Suisse, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PAX reach a price target of $32. The rating they have provided for PAX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 20th, 2021.
Itau BBA gave a rating of “Outperform” to PAX, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on May 21st of the previous year.
PAX Trading at 15.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.13%, as shares surge +27.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.92% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PAX rose by +8.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.09. In addition, Patria Investments Ltd saw 9.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for PAX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.66 for the gross margin
The net margin for Patria Investments Ltd stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 13.16, with 6.00 for asset returns.
Based on Patria Investments Ltd (PAX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.53. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 496.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 179.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Patria Investments Ltd (PAX) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
