Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $82,607.94 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,551 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $82,607.94. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,147,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,556,078.68. The trade was a 0.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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, April 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,198 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $76,370.78.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,950 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total value of $42,383.50.
• On Monday, April 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,249 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $55,324.46.
• On Friday, April 10th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 737 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $7,885.90.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,515 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $58,459.00.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,263 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.64, for a total value of $55,998.32.
• On Tuesday, April 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,231 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.35, for a total value of $12,740.85.
• On Monday, April 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,084 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $43,045.36.
• On Thursday, April 2nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,826 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total transaction of $19,026.92.
• On Wednesday, April 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,682 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $39,066.02.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

NASDAQ:VINP traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $11.18. 88,763 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 68,219. The company has a quick ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1 year low of $9.09 and a 1 year high of $13.61. The company has a market cap of $716.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.33 and a beta of 0.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.85.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a boost from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 111.48%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% during the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,413,000 after purchasing an additional 278,612 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 125,711 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,324,000. Mirabella Financial Services LLP bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,053,000. Finally, Samlyn Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,109,000 after buying an additional 79,538 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on VINP. Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. 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.

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.