Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells 2,713 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,713 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $29,571.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,092,396 shares in the company, valued at $11,907,116.40. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Fernando Lovisotto also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, May 4th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,493 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.82, for a total value of $37,794.26.
• On Friday, May 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,937 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total value of $21,248.89.
• On Thursday, April 30th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,987 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total value of $54,507.91.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,245 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.81, for a total value of $45,888.45.
• On Tuesday, April 28th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,768 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total value of $30,254.24.
• On Monday, April 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 8,929 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total value of $98,397.58.
• On Friday, April 24th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,952 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.42, for a total value of $67,971.84.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,734 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.07, for a total value of $63,475.38.
• On Monday, April 20th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,106 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.17, for a total value of $23,524.02.
• On Friday, April 17th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,622 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total value of $51,211.76.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

Shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock traded up $0.21 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.12. 40,800 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 78,603. The company has a quick ratio of 5.13, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $727.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.23 and a beta of 0.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $10.94 and its 200-day moving average is $11.88. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 22.89% and a return on equity of 14.24%. Research analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a boost from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.1%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 111.48%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda boosted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,413,000 after acquiring an additional 278,612 shares during the period. Samlyn Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,109,000 after buying an additional 79,538 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after buying an additional 38,154 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,081,000 after buying an additional 30,904 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after buying an additional 125,711 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Vinci Compass Investments Company Profile

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. operates as an asset management firm in Brazil. The company focuses on private markets, liquid strategies, investment products and solutions, and retirement services. It offers private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, special situations, equities, hedge funds, and investment products and solutions comprising portfolio and management services. In addition, the company financial and strategic advisory services, focusing on IPO advisory and mergers and acquisition transactions to entrepreneurs, corporate senior management teams, and boards of directors.