Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba Sells 3,300 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,300 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.20, for a total transaction of $36,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,203,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,477,520. This trade represents a 0.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 Tuesday, April 21st, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,913 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $43,982.12.
• On Friday, April 17th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 8,501 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.11, for a total transaction of $94,446.11.
• On Thursday, April 16th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 10,809 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.96, for a total transaction of $118,466.64.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 17,681 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $189,009.89.
• On Monday, April 13th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 6,439 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.57, for a total transaction of $68,060.23.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 6,105 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.75, for a total transaction of $65,628.75.
• On Friday, April 10th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 729 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total transaction of $7,800.30.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,976 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $85,263.44.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,836 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.66, for a total transaction of $83,531.76.
• On Tuesday, April 7th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 84 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.50, for a total transaction of $882.00.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

NASDAQ VINP opened at $11.07 on Thursday. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.10 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $709.03 million, a P/E ratio of 18.15 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a quick ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $11.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.87.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly 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). Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 22.89% and a return on equity of 14.24%. The business had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.1%. This is an increase from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 111.48%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth $1,324,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth $163,000. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth $248,000. FIL Ltd increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 135,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,773,000 after buying an additional 7,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 79,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after buying an additional 26,013 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

More Vinci Compass Investments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic combination with BACS — Vinci Compass signed an agreement to merge its Argentine asset-management operations with BACS, doubling its local footprint, strengthening distribution through Banco Hipotecario and BACS, and positioning the business for accelerated growth in a consolidating market. This move supports revenue and scale expansion in Argentina. PR Newswire: Strategic Combination with BACS
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend lift — Vinci Compass recently raised its quarterly dividend to $0.17 (annualized $0.68; ~6.0% yield). Higher yield supports income-focused investor interest and can underpin the stock floor while management builds scale. (Company disclosure)
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sales executed under 10b5-1 plans — Several insiders (including Fernando Lovisotto, Bruno Sacchi Zaremba and CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro) reported sales on Apr 20–21 carried out under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which reduces the informational signal versus opportunistic trades. SEC filing (example)
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst views — Recent analyst activity is split: JPMorgan raised its price target and gave an overweight, while other shops have trimmed ratings to Hold. This creates heterogeneous investor expectations rather than a clear directional signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Aggregate insider selling adds supply risk — Although many sales are small as a percentage of individual holdings, cumulative insider dispositions over the past weeks amount to a meaningful number of shares (~tens of thousands), which can exert near-term downward pressure if external demand is soft. Coverage of insider sales
• Negative Sentiment: Continued selling could unnerve investors — Insiders remain large holders (so single sales are muted), but further or larger future dispositions would be viewed negatively by the market and could amplify price weakness. SEC ownership filing

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.