Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells $20,075.68 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,852 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total transaction of $20,075.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 294,779 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,195,404.36. This represents a 0.62% 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.

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

• On Wednesday, May 6th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 719 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total transaction of $7,952.14.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 976 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,638.40.
• On Monday, May 4th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,258 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.82, for a total transaction of $13,611.56.
• On Friday, May 1st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 697 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $7,646.09.
• On Thursday, April 30th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,795 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total transaction of $19,619.35.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,527 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.81, for a total transaction of $16,506.87.
• On Tuesday, April 28th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 997 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total transaction of $10,897.21.
• On Monday, April 27th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,125 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total transaction of $34,437.50.
• On Friday, April 24th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,143 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.42, for a total transaction of $24,473.06.
• On Thursday, April 23rd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,327 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.16, for a total transaction of $25,969.32.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $10.90. 37,091 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 120,802. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 5.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $10.88 and its 200 day moving average is $11.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $713.10 million, a P/E ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $13.61.

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

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 1,896 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 15,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. R Squared Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 52,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,000 after buying an additional 3,153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 75,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,000 after buying an additional 3,504 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target 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 “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.