Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells $63,850.38 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,874 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.87, for a total transaction of $63,850.38. Following the transaction, the insider owned 924,541 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,049,760.67. The trade was a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Friday, October 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,024 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.87, for a total transaction of $22,000.88.
• On Wednesday, October 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,511 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.87, for a total value of $59,904.57.
• On Tuesday, October 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,864 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.19, for a total value of $54,428.16.
• On Friday, October 9th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 12,533 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $142,124.22.
• On Monday, October 12th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 8,988 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.47, for a total transaction of $103,092.36.
• On Thursday, October 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,316 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.95, for a total value of $47,260.20.
• On Wednesday, October 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,632 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.71, for a total value of $28,188.72.
• On Tuesday, October 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,245 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total transaction of $56,278.85.
• On Monday, October 5th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 11,748 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.44, for a total value of $122,649.12.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VINP opened at $11.30 on Thursday. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $9.13 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 3.58 and a current ratio of 3.58. The company has a market cap of $739.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.26.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.02). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 12.65% and a net margin of 23.77%. The firm had revenue of $54.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.12 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.80 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VINP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Vinci Compass Investments from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Endure Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,531,000. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,291,000 after acquiring an additional 671,448 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,324,000. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. now owns 42,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 2,541 shares during the period. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 46.0% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 16,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after acquiring an additional 5,129 shares during the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vinci Compass Investments

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. is an alternative investment platform focused primarily on Brazil and Latin America. The company provides investment management and advisory services to institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and other clients through a range of private- and public-market strategies.

Its offerings have included private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, hedge funds and public equities. Vinci also manages investment vehicles and provides related asset-management services designed to give clients access to Brazilian and other Latin American opportunities across multiple asset classes.

Founded in 2009, Vinci Partners is headquartered in Brazil and serves both domestic and international investors.