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PAXPatria Investments LimitedBuy Wait6.5·$9.40
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Why Patria Investments (PAX) is rated BUY WAIT

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VerdictBUY WAIT
Overall score6.5/10
ConfidenceHIGH
MacroRISK_OFF
TrendMatrix Research · core thesis

Engine thesis — one sentence

Patria Investments offers a rare combination of 22% revenue growth, a wide economic moat, strong Piotroski F-Score of 8/9, and a PEG of 0.04 — though two consecutive earnings misses and a confirmed downtrend temper near-term entry conviction.

Falsifiable statement — pillar-level invalidators below. Engine-derived; not personalized advice.

Thesis pillars

Patria Investments is identified as having a wide economic moat with strong returns, growing revenue 22% year over year while maintaining operating margins at 18%, placing it in the top tier of alternative asset managers.

→Stable
Quality breakdown
Expectation
Revenue growth stays above 15% year over year for at least 2 of the next 4 quarters, confirming the high-growth compounder profile.

CounterWide moat assessments in asset management are highly dependent on continued performance fee generation, which is vulnerable to market downturns and asset outflows.

At a PEG ratio of 0.04 and forward P/E of 7.5x, Patria Investments is priced at a dramatic discount to its earnings growth trajectory, with 34% analyst upside to approximately $13.55.

↑Improving
Valuation breakdown
Expectation
Price rises above $13.00 within 12 months as the market reprices the growth discount.

CounterTwo consecutive earnings misses suggest growth may be decelerating, which could explain the low multiple rather than representing a mispricing opportunity.

Patria ranks as an industry growth leader in the asset management sector with 22% year-over-year growth, far outpacing peers and indicating strong fund-raising momentum in Latin American alternative assets.

→Stable
Growth breakdown
Expectation
Revenue growth remains above 15% annually over the next 12 months, sustaining the industry growth leadership position.

CounterAs a small-cap asset manager with $1.8B market cap concentrated in Latin America, growth can be disrupted by political risk or currency devaluation in key markets.

Despite the 200-day moving average trending downward, the MACD is improving and RSI has reached 56, signaling a potential momentum recovery from the prior downtrend.

↓Deteriorating
Momentum breakdown
Expectation
Price rises above the 200-day moving average within 6 months, confirming the momentum recovery thesis.

CounterThe 200-day moving average is still declining at 1.7% per month and earnings have missed twice recently, suggesting the recovery signal may not be durable.

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E6.0
P/S7.9
EV/EBITDA6.1
Fwd P/E9.8
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • ▸Forward P/E: 6.4x
  • ▸PEG: 0.03
  • ▸Attractively valued

Quality

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE4.3
ROA3.9
Gross margin7.7
Op margin10.0
Net margin8.2
Current ratio4.1
FCF quality10.0
Moat7.6
Piotroski F8.9
  • ▸Strong margins: 16%
  • ▸Excellent cash conversion: 286% FCF/NI
  • ▸Wide economic moat
  • ▸Compounder quality: strong returns + growth

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • ▸Strong growth: 35% YoY

Momentum

1.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD0.0
OBV1.0
MA position1.0
Volume0.0
  • ▸Capitulation risk (RSI 22, below 200MA)
  • ▸Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • ▸Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.6%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

6.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.6
Price target9.7
erm sentiment4.0
  • ▸Light analyst coverage (6.0) — signal dampened
  • ▸Analyst upside: 58%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.0
  • ▸Insider selling (low materiality) — $79,075 (0.005% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.3/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank4.8
quality rank4.2
growth rank8.8
  • ▸Industry growth leader

Technical

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger9.7
support resistance9.4
52w position1.0

Risk (lower is worse)

3.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest5.6
days to cover6.1
volatility0.0
put call0.0
implied vol0.0
beta8.3
debt equity6.8
  • ▸Elevated put/call: 2.20
  • ▸High IV: 84%

Catalyst

5.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm3.5
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg6.9
dividend safety5.8
  • ▸Strong earnings: 3B/1M
  • ▸Earnings in 4 days
  • ▸Dividend: 7.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Strong overall profile with balanced scores. | Falling knife (FK=6.5): wait for stabilization.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_D_BALANCED|L5:FALLING_KNIFE_FK=6.5|ENTRY_STICKY:CANDIDATE_HELD
Passed (6)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (3)
  • MOMENTUM:1.0<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:4d<=7d
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
3.55
Upside
+37.3%
Downside
10.5%
Sizing output
STARTER

SetupFalling Knife — Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 22, MACD bearish

EdgeInst Constrain — Small cap ($1.5B) below institutional reach

SuitabilitySpeculative — Drawdown -45% (>40% off 52w high)

Investment implication

The D-path balanced-high-score trigger fired: quality 7.2 and value 8.4 both cleared their gates at R:R of 3.55.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Value at 8.4, and Quality at 7.2; the weakest are Momentum at 1.0, Risk (lower is worse) at 3.8, and Insider at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 3 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.55 and an engine sizing output of STARTER.

What would invalidate the thesis

Falsifying conditions — when triggered, the corresponding pillar's thesis is invalidated.

  • P1Wide Moat Compounder Quality

    Trip ifRevenue growth falls below 10% year over year for 2 consecutive quarters, indicating moat erosion.

  • P2Extreme Peg Valuation

    Trip ifPrice drops below $9.50 and holds below that level for more than 5 trading days, invalidating the valuation thesis.

  • P3Industry Growth Leadership

    Trip ifRevenue growth falls below 10% year over year for 3 or more consecutive quarters, confirming a sustained deceleration.

  • P4Macd Recovery Signal

    Trip ifPrice drops below the 200-day moving average and stays below that level for more than 20 consecutive trading days after the MACD recovery.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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