Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $78,923.07 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Augusto Zaremba sold 7,053 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.19, for a total value of $78,923.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 996,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,148,585.81. This represents a 0.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a 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.

Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, October 14th, Augusto Zaremba sold 7,200 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.89, for a total value of $78,408.00.
• On Monday, October 12th, Augusto Zaremba sold 13,390 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.47, for a total value of $153,583.30.
• On Friday, October 9th, Augusto Zaremba sold 21,222 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total value of $240,657.48.
• On Thursday, October 8th, Augusto Zaremba sold 5,325 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $58,255.50.
• On Wednesday, October 7th, Augusto Zaremba sold 3,568 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.72, for a total transaction of $38,248.96.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Down 0.2%

VINP stock opened at $10.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 3.58 and a current ratio of 3.58. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.06. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.13 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a market capitalization of $715.04 million, a PE ratio of 15.61 and a beta of 0.26.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.02). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 12.65% and a net margin of 23.77%. The business had revenue of $54.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $56.12 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.80 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter worth about $54,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 16,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 5,129 shares during the period. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. now owns 42,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after buying an additional 2,541 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd increased its holdings in 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 during the period. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 136.1% in the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 59,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 34,553 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

About Vinci Compass Investments

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. is an alternative investment platform focused primarily on Brazil and Latin America. The company provides investment management and advisory services to institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and other clients through a range of private- and public-market strategies.

Its offerings have included private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, hedge funds and public equities. Vinci also manages investment vehicles and provides related asset-management services designed to give clients access to Brazilian and other Latin American opportunities across multiple asset classes.

Founded in 2009, Vinci Partners is headquartered in Brazil and serves both domestic and international investors.