Fernando Lovisotto Sells 4,245 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,245 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.81, for a total transaction of $45,888.45. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,105,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,950,736.06. The trade was a 0.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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.

Fernando Lovisotto also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 30th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,987 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total transaction of $54,507.91.
• On Tuesday, April 28th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,768 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.93, for a total transaction of $30,254.24.
• On Monday, April 27th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 8,929 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total transaction of $98,397.58.
• On Friday, April 24th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,952 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.42, for a total transaction of $67,971.84.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,734 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.07, for a total transaction of $63,475.38.
• On Monday, April 20th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,106 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.17, for a total transaction of $23,524.02.
• On Friday, April 17th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,622 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $51,211.76.
• On Thursday, April 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,551 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $82,607.94.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,198 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $76,370.78.
• On Tuesday, April 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,950 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.73, for a total transaction of $42,383.50.

Vinci Compass Investments Price Performance

NASDAQ:VINP opened at $11.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $719.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.03 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $10.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 5.13. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1-year low of $9.20 and a 1-year high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $47.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%. Equities research analysts forecast that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This is a boost from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is presently 111.48%.

Key Stories Impacting Vinci Compass Investments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company raised the quarterly dividend to $0.17 (annualized $0.68; ~6.3% yield), which supports income?oriented demand for the stock despite a high payout ratio.
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $15 and retains an overweight view, providing a favorable analyst datapoint versus mixed coverage. MarketBeat VINP page
• Positive Sentiment: Several institutions (e.g., Deltec Asset Management, R Squared Ltd, Rockefeller Capital Management) have added or established stakes recently, indicating some institutional demand for VINP shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple executives (Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba, Fernando Lovisotto, CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro) sold shares across late April under pre?arranged Rule 10b5?1 plans — aggregated sales total tens of thousands of shares over several days. These are disclosed in SEC filings and typically reduce signal strength vs. ad?hoc sales. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent quarter (reported Mar. 5) missed expectations: EPS of $0.23 vs. $0.24 est. and revenue $47.19M vs. $51.84M expected — this underperformance is a near?term negative for sentiment and valuation. Earnings/Company Page
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst downgrades (Wall Street Zen, Weiss Ratings) cut BUY to HOLD, tempering upside from the buy?side and contributing to mixed coverage. Wall Street Zen note

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VINP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VINP. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 266.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 172,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,749,000 after buying an additional 125,711 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter worth about $123,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 38,154 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% during the third quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 15,747 shares during the period. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% during the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,038,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,413,000 after purchasing an additional 278,612 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.