Fernando Lovisotto Sells 7,355 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $75,830.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,045,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,778,053.38. This represents a 0.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 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 stock was 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total value 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 stock was 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $29,571.70.
• On Monday, May 4th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,493 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.82, for a total value of $37,794.26.
• On Friday, May 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,937 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total value of $21,248.89.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Down 2.3%

NASDAQ:VINP opened at $10.05 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $10.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.83. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a market capitalization of $657.47 million, a P/E ratio of 13.58 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last posted its earnings results 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). 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The firm 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 6.8%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 91.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VINP has been the topic of several recent research reports. 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 target on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VINP. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,291,000 after acquiring an additional 671,448 shares during the last quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% in the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,109,000 after purchasing an additional 79,538 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after purchasing an additional 38,154 shares during the last quarter. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 1st quarter worth about $3,531,000. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 30,904 shares during the period. 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.