Fernando Lovisotto Sells 16,908 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total transaction of $178,548.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,056,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,155,605.12. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 Thursday, May 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,649 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total transaction of $37,876.62.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,310 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total transaction of $45,341.20.
• On Monday, May 11th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,477 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $58,549.13.
• On Friday, May 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,161 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.86, for a total transaction of $23,468.46.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,146 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total transaction of $55,782.64.
• On Wednesday, May 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,992 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.06, for a total transaction of $22,031.52.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,713 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $29,571.70.
• On Monday, May 4th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,493 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.82, for a total transaction of $37,794.26.
• On Friday, May 1st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,937 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $21,248.89.
• On Thursday, April 30th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,987 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total transaction of $54,507.91.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

Shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $10.28. 120,393 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,834. The company has a market cap of $672.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.89 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a current ratio of 5.08, a quick ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.86. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 91.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on VINP shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 1,896 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. R Squared Ltd increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 3,153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 75,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,000 after acquiring an additional 3,504 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.