Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Sells 5,087 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,087 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total transaction of $53,057.41. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,194,008 shares in the company, valued at $12,453,503.44. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

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

• On Monday, March 30th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 6,259 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total value of $63,028.13.
• On Friday, March 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,104 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.02, for a total value of $41,122.08.
• On Thursday, March 26th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,310 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.23, for a total value of $44,091.30.
• On Wednesday, March 25th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,869 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.44, for a total value of $29,952.36.
• On Tuesday, March 24th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,824 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total value of $18,623.04.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,994 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.26, for a total value of $20,458.44.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,380 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $24,038.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,451 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.37, for a total transaction of $35,786.87.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,726 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.39, for a total transaction of $80,273.14.
• On Monday, March 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 9,320 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $95,809.60.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

Vinci Compass Investments stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.67. 11,380 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 65,746. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1-year low of $8.66 and a 1-year high of $13.61. The firm has a market cap of $683.05 million, a P/E ratio of 17.48 and a beta of 0.23. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.84. The company has a quick ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%. As a group, analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.4%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 111.48%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VINP. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter worth $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the third quarter worth $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 15,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter valued at $163,000. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on VINP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus 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.