Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells 6,259 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 6,259 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total value of $63,028.13. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,199,095 shares in the company, valued at $12,074,886.65. The trade was a 0.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Tuesday, March 31st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,087 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total value of $53,057.41.
• On Friday, March 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,104 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.23, for a total value 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 value of $18,623.04.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,994 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.26, for a total value of $20,458.44.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,380 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $24,038.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,451 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.37, for a total transaction of $35,786.87.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,726 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.39, for a total transaction of $80,273.14.
• On Monday, March 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 9,320 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $95,809.60.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 0.2%

VINP traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $10.67. 11,380 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 65,746. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $8.66 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61. The company has a market cap of $683.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.48 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. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.84.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 22.89% and a return on equity of 14.24%. As a group, analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th will be issued 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 yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 111.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VINP. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter worth $1,324,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter worth about $163,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter worth about $248,000. FIL Ltd grew its position in 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 buying an additional 7,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in 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 buying an additional 26,013 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

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.