Vinci Compass Investments (VINP) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) is one of 1,744 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Vinci Compass Investments to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Vinci Compass Investments and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vinci Compass Investments	23.77%	12.65%	6.67%
Vinci Compass Investments Competitors	318.24%	11.44%	3.69%

Dividends

Vinci Compass Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Vinci Compass Investments pays out 97.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vinci Compass Investments and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vinci Compass Investments	$175.01 million	$38.97 million	12.30
Vinci Compass Investments Competitors	$2.38 billion	$398.52 million	17.86

Vinci Compass Investments’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Vinci Compass Investments. Vinci Compass Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vinci Compass Investments and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vinci Compass Investments	1	1	1	0	2.00
Vinci Compass Investments Competitors	5560	20138	22477	642	2.37

Vinci Compass Investments presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.60%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.41%. Given Vinci Compass Investments’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vinci Compass Investments is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Vinci Compass Investments has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vinci Compass Investments’ peers have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.1% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vinci Compass Investments peers beat Vinci Compass Investments on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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. Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.