Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells 3,304 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,304 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.59, for a total value of $31,685.36. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 244,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,343,738.46. This trade represents a 1.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through 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 Tuesday, June 9th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 6,965 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.72, for a total value of $67,699.80.
• On Friday, June 5th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,078 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was 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 stock was sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $9,849.24.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,507 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.98, for a total value of $54,959.86.
• On Friday, May 22nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,074 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.06, for a total value of $20,864.44.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Down 1.7%

VINP stock traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.52. 22,705 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 77,286. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $10.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08. The company has a market cap of $622.80 million, a PE ratio of 12.86 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 91.89%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 1,896 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. R Squared Ltd raised its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.4% during the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 52,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after acquiring an additional 3,153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 75,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $986,000 after acquiring an additional 3,504 shares in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered 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 “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vinci Compass Investments presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Vinci Compass Investments Company Profile

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.