Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $42,336.00 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.08, for a total transaction of $42,336.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,012,570 shares in the company, valued at $10,206,705.60. This trade represents a 0.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,077 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total transaction of $20,894.62.
• On Monday, June 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,034 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $50,893.74.
• On Thursday, May 28th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,079 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $31,097.90.
• On Wednesday, May 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,728 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total transaction of $27,389.12.
• On Friday, May 22nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,767 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total transaction of $58,016.02.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,429 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,215.83.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,692 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $48,233.76.
• 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 transaction 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 transaction of $35,924.46.
• On Friday, May 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $75,830.05.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Down 4.1%

VINP stock opened at $9.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $634.57 million, a PE ratio of 13.11 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $10.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.70. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $13.61.

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). The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is presently 91.89%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings 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 valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on VINP shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

About Vinci Compass Investments

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.