Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $40,565.52 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,708 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $40,565.52. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,142,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,496,904.22. The trade was a 0.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 30th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 6,695 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $73,444.15.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,285 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $78,896.55.
• On Monday, April 27th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 18,997 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total transaction of $209,346.94.
• On Friday, April 24th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 12,720 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.46, for a total transaction of $145,771.20.
• On Thursday, April 23rd, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 10,178 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.17, for a total transaction of $113,688.26.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 11,521 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.10, for a total transaction of $127,883.10.
• On Tuesday, April 21st, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,913 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $43,982.12.
• On Monday, April 20th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,300 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.20, for a total transaction of $36,960.00.
• On Friday, April 17th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 8,501 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.11, for a total transaction of $94,446.11.
• On Thursday, April 16th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 10,809 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.96, for a total transaction of $118,466.64.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of VINP opened at $11.00 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $719.62 million, a P/E ratio of 18.03 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.20 and a 12-month high of $13.61. The company has a current ratio of 5.13, a quick ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.87.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last issued 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). The company had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 22.89% and a return on equity of 14.24%. Equities research analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is an increase from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is presently 111.48%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on VINP shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on 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 upgraded 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $43,413,000 after acquiring an additional 278,612 shares during the last quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% during the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,109,000 after acquiring an additional 79,538 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after acquiring an additional 38,154 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after buying an additional 30,904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in 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 during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

More Vinci Compass Investments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vinci Compass Investments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company raised the quarterly dividend to $0.17 (annualized $0.68; ~6.3% yield), which supports income?oriented demand for the stock despite a high payout ratio.
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $15 and retains an overweight view, providing a favorable analyst datapoint versus mixed coverage. MarketBeat VINP page
• Positive Sentiment: Several institutions (e.g., Deltec Asset Management, R Squared Ltd, Rockefeller Capital Management) have added or established stakes recently, indicating some institutional demand for VINP shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple executives (Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba, Fernando Lovisotto, CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro) sold shares across late April under pre?arranged Rule 10b5?1 plans — aggregated sales total tens of thousands of shares over several days. These are disclosed in SEC filings and typically reduce signal strength vs. ad?hoc sales. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarter (reported Mar. 5) missed expectations: EPS of $0.23 vs. $0.24 est. and revenue $47.19M vs. $51.84M expected — this underperformance is a near?term negative for sentiment and valuation. Earnings/Company Page
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst downgrades (Wall Street Zen, Weiss Ratings) cut BUY to HOLD, tempering upside from the buy?side and contributing to mixed coverage. Wall Street Zen note

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.