Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 1,890 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $19,920.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 324,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,418,353.88. The trade was a 0.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 Tuesday, April 14th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,421 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total value of $15,247.33.
• On Friday, April 10th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 269 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $2,878.30.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,985 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $21,041.00.
• On Wednesday, April 8th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,894 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $19,962.76.
• On Tuesday, April 7th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 445 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.35, for a total value of $4,605.75.
• On Monday, April 6th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,470 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total transaction of $15,493.80.
• On Thursday, April 2nd, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 659 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total transaction of $6,866.78.
• On Wednesday, April 1st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,325 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $14,058.25.
• On Tuesday, March 31st, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,832 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total transaction of $19,107.76.
• On Monday, March 30th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,252 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total transaction of $22,677.64.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

NASDAQ VINP traded down $0.04 on Wednesday, hitting $10.76. 184,583 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 67,280. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 6.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $11.26 and its 200 day moving average is $11.86. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.09 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a market capitalization of $689.18 million, a PE ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 0.23.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%.The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. Research analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.3%. This is an increase from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is currently 111.48%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% in the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,413,000 after purchasing an additional 278,612 shares during the period. Samlyn Capital LLC increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 3.5% during the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 2,335,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,109,000 after acquiring an additional 79,538 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after acquiring an additional 38,154 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 236,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,081,000 after acquiring an additional 30,904 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,749,000 after acquiring an additional 125,711 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VINP shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.