Fernando Lovisotto Sells 2,728 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,728 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $27,389.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,019,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,239,283.96. The trade was a 0.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 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 28th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,079 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $31,097.90.
• On Friday, May 22nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,767 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total value of $58,016.02.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,429 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,215.83.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,692 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $48,233.76.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total value of $54,350.00.
• On Monday, May 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,924.46.
• On Friday, May 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total value of $75,830.05.
• 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 value of $37,876.62.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total value of $178,548.48.
• 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 value of $45,341.20.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $10.13 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $662.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.30. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.75. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced 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 26.75% and a return on equity of 13.73%. The firm had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. On average, research analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 91.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VINP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target 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 upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VINP. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,749,000 after buying an additional 125,711 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the second quarter worth about $123,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after acquiring an additional 38,154 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% in the third quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 15,747 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% during the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,413,000 after buying an additional 278,612 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.