Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 2,074 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,074 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total transaction of $20,864.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 272,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,737,919.54. The trade was a 0.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing 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.

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

• On Tuesday, May 26th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,507 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.98, for a total transaction of $54,959.86.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,234 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $12,673.18.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,687 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $17,342.36.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,955 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $20,292.90.
• On Monday, May 18th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,258 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $12,919.66.
• On Friday, May 15th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,645 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $27,269.95.
• On Thursday, May 14th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,389 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $14,417.82.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 6,080 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total value of $64,204.80.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,550 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total transaction of $16,306.00.
• On Monday, May 11th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,970 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $21,059.30.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

VINP traded up $0.06 on Wednesday, reaching $10.09. 42,061 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 79,613. The stock has a market cap of $660.11 million, a PE ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a twelve month low of $9.20 and a twelve month high of $13.61. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $10.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 5.08.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on VINP. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective 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. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VINP. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,291,000 after purchasing an additional 671,448 shares during the last quarter. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,531,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after acquiring an additional 125,711 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,324,000. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,053,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.