Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells 1,234 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,234 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $12,673.18. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 274,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,816,372.91. This trade represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 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 shares were 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 shares were 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 shares were 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 shares were sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total value of $64,204.80.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,550 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total value of $16,306.00.
• On Monday, May 11th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,970 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total value of $21,059.30.
• On Friday, May 8th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 778 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.86, for a total value of $8,449.08.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,852 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $20,075.68.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Down 2.9%

NASDAQ:VINP traded down $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.03. 82,603 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,175. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $656.16 million, a P/E ratio of 13.55 and a beta of 0.30. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1 year low of $9.20 and a 1 year high of $13.61. The company has a current ratio of 5.08, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 26.75% and a return on equity of 13.73%. Analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.8%. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 91.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD purchased a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the third quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised 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 valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on VINP shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.