Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 1,701 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,701 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $18,847.08. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 315,893 shares in the company, valued at $3,500,094.44. The trade was a 0.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Sergio Passos Ribeiro also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 16th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,717 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $29,723.98.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,590 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $27,479.90.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,421 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total value of $15,247.33.
• On Monday, April 13th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,890 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $19,920.60.
• On Friday, April 10th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 269 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $2,878.30.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,985 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $21,041.00.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,894 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $19,962.76.
• On Tuesday, April 7th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 445 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.35, for a total value of $4,605.75.
• On Monday, April 6th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,470 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $15,493.80.
• On Thursday, April 2nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 659 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total value of $6,866.78.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of VINP stock opened at $11.29 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $723.12 million, a P/E ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.23. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.09 and a 1-year high of $13.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 6.68. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.87.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%.The company had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change 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 6.0%. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is presently 111.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VINP. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,749,000 after buying an additional 125,711 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter valued at approximately $123,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 38,154 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% during the third quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 15,747 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted 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 buying an additional 278,612 shares in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.