Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba Sells 13,390 Shares of Company Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Augusto Zaremba sold 13,390 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.47, for a total transaction of $153,583.30. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,003,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,508,447.44. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 9th, Augusto Zaremba sold 21,222 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $240,657.48.
• On Thursday, October 8th, Augusto Zaremba sold 5,325 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $58,255.50.
• On Wednesday, October 7th, Augusto Zaremba sold 3,568 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.72, for a total value of $38,248.96.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $11.20 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $732.70 million, a P/E ratio of 16.00 and a beta of 0.26. The business’s 50 day moving average is $9.74 and its 200-day moving average is $10.04. The company has a current ratio of 3.58, a quick ratio of 3.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.13 and a 1-year high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.02). Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 23.77% and a return on equity of 12.65%. The firm had revenue of $54.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.12 million. Equities research analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.80 earnings per share for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.1%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Vinci Compass Investments from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Engineers Gate Manager LP grew its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 46.0% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 16,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 5,129 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 2nd quarter worth about $54,000. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 1st quarter worth about $3,531,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 84,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $896,000 after acquiring an additional 9,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,291,000 after purchasing an additional 671,448 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Vinci Compass Investments News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vinci Compass Investments this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: The sales were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which reduces the likelihood that they reflect a reaction to undisclosed company-specific concerns. Both insiders also retained substantial positions after the transactions.
• Negative Sentiment: Fernando Lovisotto sold 21,521 shares for approximately $245,217, reducing his holdings by roughly 20% across the disclosed transactions. SEC filing for Fernando Lovisotto insider sales
• Negative Sentiment: Augusto Zaremba sold 43,505 shares for approximately $490,745 over four transactions. Although the sales reduced his position by only about 4%, the repeated selling may weigh on investor sentiment and contribute to the stock’s recent weakness. SEC filing for Augusto Zaremba insider sales

About Vinci Compass Investments

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. is an alternative investment platform focused primarily on Brazil and Latin America. The company provides investment management and advisory services to institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and other clients through a range of private- and public-market strategies.

Its offerings have included private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, hedge funds and public equities. Vinci also manages investment vehicles and provides related asset-management services designed to give clients access to Brazilian and other Latin American opportunities across multiple asset classes.

Founded in 2009, Vinci Partners is headquartered in Brazil and serves both domestic and international investors.