Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 1,152 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.23, for a total value of $11,784.96. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 340,041 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,478,619.43. This represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Sergio Passos Ribeiro also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 31st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,832 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total transaction of $19,107.76.
• On Monday, March 30th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,252 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total transaction of $22,677.64.
• On Friday, March 27th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,698 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.02, for a total transaction of $17,013.96.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,035 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.44, for a total transaction of $10,805.40.
• On Tuesday, March 24th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 658 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total transaction of $6,718.18.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 720 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.26, for a total transaction of $7,387.20.
• On Friday, March 20th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 7,916 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.83, for a total transaction of $77,814.28.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 858 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $8,665.80.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,244 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.37, for a total value of $12,900.28.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,782 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.39, for a total value of $28,904.98.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VINP traded up $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $10.67. The company had a trading volume of 11,470 shares, compared to its average volume of 65,750. The stock 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.84. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $8.66 and a one year high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its earnings results 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 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.4%. This is a positive change from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 111.48%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at about $163,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vinci Compass Investments in the 3rd quarter worth about $159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vinci Compass Investments News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vinci Compass Investments this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: No positive corporate developments were reported in these disclosures; the filings consist solely of insider share sales over March 26–31.
• Negative Sentiment: CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold a total of ~6,934 shares across Mar 26–31 for roughly $70.6K (average prices ~$10.02–$10.43), reducing his stake by roughly 0.5–0.7% to ~334k shares. The sales were disclosed in an SEC filing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,050 shares on Mar 31 at an average $10.53 for ~$32.1K, trimming his position to ~1.286M shares. The trade was disclosed with the SEC. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Fernando Lovisotto sold a combined ~19,760 shares on Mar 26–31 for roughly $201.3K (average prices ~$10.02–$10.43), reducing his holding to ~1.21M shares. The sales were disclosed in SEC filings. Read More.

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.