Fernando Lovisotto Sells 4,692 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $48,233.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,031,773 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,606,626.44. This trade represents a 0.45% decrease in their position. The sale 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 21st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,429 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,215.83.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $54,350.00.
• On Monday, May 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,924.46.
• On Friday, May 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $75,830.05.
• On Thursday, May 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,649 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $37,876.62.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total value 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 value 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 stock was 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $55,782.64.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $10.03. 82,603 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,175. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 5.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $10.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.82. The firm has a market cap of $656.16 million, a P/E ratio of 13.55 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a twelve month low of $9.20 and a twelve month 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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%.The company had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 6.8%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 91.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter worth $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 3rd quarter worth $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position 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 worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth $163,000. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VINP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.