Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Fernando Lovisotto Sells 3,079 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,079 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $31,097.90. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,016,770 shares in the company, valued at $10,269,377. The trade was a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Fernando Lovisotto also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,728 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total transaction of $27,389.12.
• On Friday, May 22nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,767 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total transaction of $58,016.02.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,429 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,215.83.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,692 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $48,233.76.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $54,350.00.
• On Monday, May 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was 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 stock was 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.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:VINP traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $10.13. 96,538 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 79,439. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.76. The company has a current ratio of 5.08, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $662.70 million, a P/E ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.30.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last posted its 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). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%.The business had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 91.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter valued at $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 3rd quarter valued at $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $163,000. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

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.