Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $11.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 6.68 and a current ratio of 6.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $12.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $710.96 million, a PE ratio of 18.20 and a beta of 0.13. Vinci Compass Investments has a 52 week low of $8.66 and a 52 week high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. 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 the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.61% and a net margin of 22.89%. Analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 19th. This is a boost from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.36%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter worth $163,000. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter valued at $248,000. FIL Ltd boosted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 135,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,773,000 after acquiring an additional 7,618 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 48.4% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 79,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 26,013 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,081,000 after buying an additional 30,904 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

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.