Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells 7,355 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $75,830.05. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,045,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,778,053.38. This represents a 0.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through 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 Thursday, May 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,649 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $37,876.62.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total transaction of $178,548.48.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,310 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total transaction of $45,341.20.
• On Monday, May 11th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,477 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $58,549.13.
• On Friday, May 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,161 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.86, for a total value of $23,468.46.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,146 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $55,782.64.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,992 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total value of $22,031.52.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,713 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $29,571.70.
• On Monday, May 4th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,493 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were 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.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 0.1%

Vinci Compass Investments stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $10.29. 52,137 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 126,931. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.84. The company has a market cap of $673.17 million, a PE ratio of 13.91 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 5.08. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $47.19 million for 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%. On average, research analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% during the first quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,291,000 after purchasing an additional 671,448 shares during the period. Samlyn Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% during the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,109,000 after purchasing an additional 79,538 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,598,000 after purchasing an additional 38,154 shares during the period. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the first quarter valued at $3,531,000. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 30,904 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target 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. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.