Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP – Get Free Report) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,622 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $51,211.76. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,143,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,665,548. The trade was a 0.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 16th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,551 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total value of $82,607.94.
- On Wednesday, April 15th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,198 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value 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 value of $42,383.50.
- On Monday, April 13th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,249 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $55,324.46.
- On Friday, April 10th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 737 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $7,885.90.
- On Thursday, April 9th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,515 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $58,459.00.
- On Wednesday, April 8th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 5,263 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.64, for a total value of $55,998.32.
- On Tuesday, April 7th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,231 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.35, for a total transaction of $12,740.85.
- On Monday, April 6th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 4,084 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total transaction of $43,045.36.
- On Thursday, April 2nd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,826 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.42, for a total transaction of $19,026.92.
Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 1.0%
VINP opened at $11.29 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $723.12 million, a PE ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $11.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 5.13 and a quick ratio of 6.68. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 12-month low of $9.09 and a 12-month high of $13.61.
Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This is an increase from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 111.48%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Compass Investments
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased 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 worth $1,749,000 after buying an additional 125,711 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments in the second quarter worth $123,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,598,000 after buying an additional 38,154 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd increased its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% in the third quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 15,747 shares during the period. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda increased its position in 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 worth $43,413,000 after buying an additional 278,612 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Vinci Compass Investments News Summary
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
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently weighed in on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.
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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.
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