Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells $12,919.66 in Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,258 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $12,919.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 279,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,866,449.43. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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, May 21st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,234 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $12,673.18.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,687 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $17,342.36.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,955 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total value of $20,292.90.
• 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 value 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 value 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 value of $64,204.80.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,550 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total value of $20,075.68.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Down 2.9%

VINP opened at $10.03 on Friday. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.80. The firm has a market cap of $656.16 million, a P/E ratio of 13.55 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a quick ratio of 5.08, a current ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 13.73% and a net margin of 26.75%.The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 91.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target 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. Wall Street Zen cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VINP. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the second quarter valued at $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the third quarter valued at $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at $163,000. 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.