Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Fernando Lovisotto Sells 4,622 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,622 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total value of $51,211.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,143,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,665,548. The trade was a 0.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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.

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

• On Thursday, April 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,551 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total value of $82,607.94.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,198 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $76,370.78.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,950 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total value of $42,383.50.
• On Monday, April 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,249 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $55,324.46.
• On Friday, April 10th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 737 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $7,885.90.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,515 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $58,459.00.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,263 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.64, for a total value of $55,998.32.
• 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 Monday, April 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,084 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $43,045.36.
• 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.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of VINP traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $11.29. 40,537 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,844. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 12 month low of $9.09 and a 12 month high of $13.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $11.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.87. The stock has a market cap of $723.12 million, a P/E ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 6.68.

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

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 111.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $1,324,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $163,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $248,000. FIL Ltd raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 135,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,773,000 after purchasing an additional 7,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 79,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 26,013 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.