Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 2,645 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,645 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $27,269.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 280,367 shares in the company, valued at $2,890,583.77. The trade was a 0.93% 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.

Sergio Passos Ribeiro also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 14th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,389 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $14,417.82.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 6,080 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total value of $64,204.80.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,550 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total value of $16,306.00.
• On Monday, May 11th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,970 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total value of $21,059.30.
• On Friday, May 8th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 778 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.86, for a total value of $8,449.08.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,852 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $20,075.68.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 719 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total value of $7,952.14.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 976 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $10,638.40.
• On Monday, May 4th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,258 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.82, for a total value of $13,611.56.
• On Friday, May 1st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 697 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total value of $7,646.09.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $10.29 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 5.08, a current ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $673.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 0.30. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.84. 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 91.89%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 1,896 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 15,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares during the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. R Squared Ltd lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 6.4% in the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 52,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after buying an additional 3,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 75,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,000 after buying an additional 3,504 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VINP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

About Vinci Compass Investments

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.