Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $54,350.00 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $54,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,036,465 shares in the company, valued at $10,364,650. This trade represents a 0.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,924.46.
• On Friday, May 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $75,830.05.
• On Thursday, May 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,649 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total transaction of $37,876.62.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were 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 shares were 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 shares were 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 transaction 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 transaction 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 transaction 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 transaction of $29,571.70.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VINP traded up $0.29 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $10.34. The stock had a trading volume of 72,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,419. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.83. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.20 and a 12-month high of $13.61. 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 cap of $676.44 million, a P/E ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.30.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 26.75% and a return on equity of 13.73%. The firm had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 1st quarter worth $3,531,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 84,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $896,000 after buying an additional 9,264 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,291,000 after buying an additional 671,448 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 6.4% during the 1st 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, Deltec Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 136.1% in the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 59,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 34,553 shares during the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VINP has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus 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.