Fernando Lovisotto Sells 4,084 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,084 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $43,045.36. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,184,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,483,744.64. This represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Fernando Lovisotto also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, April 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,231 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.35, for a total value of $12,740.85.
• On Thursday, April 2nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,826 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total value of $19,026.92.
• On Wednesday, April 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,682 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $39,066.02.
• On Tuesday, March 31st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,087 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total value of $53,057.41.
• On Monday, March 30th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 6,259 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total value of $63,028.13.
• On Friday, March 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,104 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.02, for a total value of $41,122.08.
• On Thursday, March 26th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,310 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.23, for a total transaction of $44,091.30.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,869 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.44, for a total transaction of $29,952.36.
• On Tuesday, March 24th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,824 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total transaction of $18,623.04.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,994 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.26, for a total transaction of $20,458.44.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of VINP traded up $0.17 on Wednesday, hitting $10.64. 83,850 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 65,746. The company has a quick ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $681.45 million, a P/E ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $11.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.86. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1 year low of $8.66 and a 1 year high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a $0.17 dividend. 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 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 111.48%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VINP shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VINP. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,413,000 after buying an additional 278,612 shares during the period. Samlyn Capital LLC grew its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% during the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,109,000 after acquiring an additional 79,538 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in 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 increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,081,000 after acquiring an additional 30,904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 125,711 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is currently 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.