Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells 1,107 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,107 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $11,180.70. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 264,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,672,096.40. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Sergio Passos Ribeiro also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 27th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 981 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total transaction of $9,849.24.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,507 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.98, for a total transaction of $54,959.86.
• On Friday, May 22nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,074 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total transaction of $20,864.44.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,234 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $12,673.18.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,687 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total transaction of $17,342.36.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,955 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total transaction of $20,292.90.
• On Monday, May 18th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,258 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $12,919.66.
• On Friday, May 15th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,645 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $27,269.95.
• On Thursday, May 14th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,389 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total transaction of $14,417.82.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 6,080 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total transaction of $64,204.80.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 0.1%

Vinci Compass Investments stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $10.13. The stock had a trading volume of 96,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,439. The company has a market capitalization of $662.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $10.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.76. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $13.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 5.08.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%. On average, analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VINP. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings raised Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% during 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 during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $163,000. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.