Fernando Lovisotto Sells 4,692 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $48,233.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,031,773 shares in the company, valued at $10,606,626.44. This trade represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Thursday, May 21st, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,429 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,215.83.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,435 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $54,350.00.
• On Monday, May 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,498 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $35,924.46.
• On Friday, May 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,355 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $75,830.05.
• On Thursday, May 14th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,649 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.38, for a total transaction of $37,876.62.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 16,908 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.56, for a total transaction of $178,548.48.
• On Tuesday, May 12th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,310 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.52, for a total transaction of $45,341.20.
• On Monday, May 11th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,477 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.69, for a total transaction of $58,549.13.
• On Friday, May 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,161 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.86, for a total transaction of $23,468.46.
• On Thursday, May 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,146 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total transaction of $55,782.64.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Down 2.9%

NASDAQ:VINP opened at $10.03 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $656.18 million, a P/E ratio of 13.55 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.08. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $13.61. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.80.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 26.75% and a return on equity of 13.73%. Analysts predict that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 91.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Endure Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vinci Compass Investments in the first quarter valued at about $3,531,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.2% in 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 during the period. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.8% in the first quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 4,672,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,291,000 after acquiring an additional 671,448 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 6.4% in the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 52,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,000 after acquiring an additional 3,153 shares during the period. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 136.1% in the first quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 59,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,000 after acquiring an additional 34,553 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

More Vinci Compass Investments News

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

• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha downgraded Vinci Compass Investments and said the company may face a challenging period because of lower liquidity, which could weigh on investor sentiment. Vinci Compass Will Face A Challenging Period With Lower Liquidity (Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insiders, including CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro and insider Fernando Lovisotto, sold shares over several recent sessions. While the sales were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, the cluster of insider selling may still concern investors. SEC filing for Sergio Passos Ribeiro sale
• Neutral Sentiment: The company recently confirmed a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, equal to a 6.8% annualized yield, which may help income-focused shareholders but does not offset the near-term concerns. VINP stock and dividend information

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VINP. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Vinci Compass Investments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.