Insider Selling: Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sells 3,897 Shares

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,897 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.58, for a total transaction of $37,333.26. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 185,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,780,692.08. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 Thursday, June 25th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 5,626 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.59, for a total transaction of $53,953.34.
• On Tuesday, June 23rd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,024 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.72, for a total transaction of $29,393.28.
• On Monday, June 22nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 3,915 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.78, for a total transaction of $38,288.70.
• On Thursday, June 18th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 10,000 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.69, for a total transaction of $96,900.00.
• On Wednesday, June 17th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 4,249 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.33, for a total transaction of $43,892.17.
• On Tuesday, June 16th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,586 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total transaction of $15,923.44.
• On Monday, June 15th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 13,061 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total value of $130,610.00.
• On Friday, June 12th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 4,752 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.71, for a total value of $46,141.92.
• 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.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock traded up $0.11 on Friday, hitting $9.72. 68,206 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 78,326. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.43. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.20 and a one year high of $13.61. The company has a market capitalization of $635.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 5.08 and a quick ratio of 5.08.

Vinci Compass Investments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Endure Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,531,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 12.2% during the first 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. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% during the first 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 during the period. R Squared Ltd raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,153 shares during the period. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 136.1% in the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 59,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 34,553 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VINP. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently 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.