Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells $67,699.80 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 6,965 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.72, for a total value of $67,699.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 237,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,307,809.88. This trade represents a 2.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 Thursday, June 11th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,254 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.63, for a total value of $50,596.02.
• On Wednesday, June 10th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,815 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.60, for a total value of $17,424.00.
• On Monday, June 8th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,304 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.59, for a total value of $31,685.36.
• On Friday, June 5th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,078 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.60, for a total value of $29,548.80.
• On Thursday, June 4th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 4,047 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.79, for a total value of $39,620.13.
• On Wednesday, June 3rd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,673 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.72, for a total value of $55,141.56.
• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 748 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total value of $7,524.88.
• On Monday, June 1st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,810 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $18,299.10.
• On Thursday, May 28th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,107 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $11,180.70.
• 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 value of $9,849.24.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $9.75 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.59. The company has a current ratio of 5.08, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $637.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.18 and a beta of 0.29. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 91.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on VINP. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $163,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter worth $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the third quarter worth $159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings 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 last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.