Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro Sells 1,701 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,701 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total value of $18,847.08. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 315,893 shares in the company, valued at $3,500,094.44. The trade was a 0.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 Thursday, April 16th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,717 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total value of $29,723.98.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 2,590 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $27,479.90.
• 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 Monday, April 13th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,890 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $19,920.60.
• 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 transaction 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 transaction 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 transaction of $4,605.75.
• On Monday, April 6th, Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold 1,470 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were 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 shares were sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total transaction of $6,866.78.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ VINP opened at $11.29 on Tuesday. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a one year low of $9.09 and a one year high of $13.61. 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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $723.12 million, a P/E ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.23.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a net margin of 22.89% and a return on equity of 14.24%. The business had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. As a group, analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 111.48%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,324,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $163,000. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $248,000. FIL Ltd raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 135,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,773,000 after acquiring an additional 7,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 79,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after acquiring an additional 26,013 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped 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. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vinci Compass Investments has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Vinci Compass Investments

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple insiders executed sales under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which reduces the informational weight of the trades because they were scheduled in advance rather than opportunistic sales. SEC filing (Fernando Lovisotto) SEC filing (Sergio Passos Ribeiro) SEC filing (Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba)
• Negative Sentiment: A series of recent sales by insiders (including Fernando Lovisotto, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba and CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro) totals roughly ~58,000 shares sold over the past few days, increasing supply and creating potential downward pressure on VINP’s share price if outside demand is limited. Bruno Sacchi Zaremba Sells 10,809 Shares Bruno Sacchi Zaremba Sells 17,681 Shares Fernando Lovisotto Sells 7,551 Shares Fernando Lovisotto Sells 7,198 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Though each sale reduced insiders’ stakes by only a small percentage (reported decreases of ~0.4%–0.7%), insiders remain large holders — which mutes alarm — but continued selling or larger future dispositions could be viewed negatively by the market. See the SEC ownership disclosures for details. SEC ownership filing

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.