Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $75,830.05 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $75,830.05. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,045,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,778,053.38. This trade represents a 0.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through 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 Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total value 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 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 shares were 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 shares were 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 shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $55,782.64.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,992 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total value of $22,031.52.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,713 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total value of $29,571.70.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 2.9%

NASDAQ VINP opened at $10.34 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.64 and a 200-day moving average of $11.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $676.46 million, a P/E ratio of 13.97 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08.

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 analyst estimates of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 26.75% and a return on equity of 13.73%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 91.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda boosted 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 purchasing an additional 278,612 shares during the last quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 3rd quarter worth $1,053,000. R Squared Ltd raised its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% during the 3rd quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 15,747 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.2% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 84,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $896,000 after acquiring an additional 9,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 136.1% during the first quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 59,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after acquiring an additional 34,553 shares in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Vinci Compass Investments Company Profile

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.