Fernando Lovisotto Sells 3,498 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,924.46. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,041,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,700,313. The trade was a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through 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 Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $54,350.00.
• 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 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.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of VINP traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $10.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 72,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,419. The firm has a market cap of $676.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.20 and a 1-year 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $10.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.83.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last issued its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. As a group, research analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 91.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the second quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the third quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted 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 valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 2,138 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.