Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Fernando Lovisotto Sells 9,320 Shares of Stock

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) insider Fernando Lovisotto sold 9,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $95,809.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,234,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,685,643.36. The trade was a 0.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Wednesday, March 25th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,869 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.44, for a total transaction of $29,952.36.
• On Tuesday, March 24th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,824 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total transaction of $18,623.04.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Fernando Lovisotto sold 1,994 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.26, for a total transaction of $20,458.44.
• On Thursday, March 19th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 2,380 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $24,038.00.
• On Wednesday, March 18th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 3,451 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.37, for a total transaction of $35,786.87.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Fernando Lovisotto sold 7,726 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.39, for a total transaction of $80,273.14.

Vinci Compass Investments Stock Performance

Shares of VINP opened at $10.06 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $644.34 million, a P/E ratio of 16.49 and a beta of 0.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $11.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.83. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $8.66 and a 52 week high of $13.61.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.84 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. This is an increase from Vinci Compass Investments’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments’s payout ratio is 111.48%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VINP. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 1,896 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 15,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new stake in Vinci Compass Investments during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Vinci Compass Investments by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 75,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,000 after acquiring an additional 3,504 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 49,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $646,000 after acquiring an additional 4,732 shares in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Weiss Ratings cut Vinci Compass Investments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded 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 one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.00.

Vinci Compass Investments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Insiders remain significant long‑term holders — key insiders still own large stakes (Fernando Lovisotto ~1.21M shares ≈ $12.7M; Bruno Zaremba ~1.29M shares ≈ $13.6M; CFO Sergio Ribeiro ~341k shares ≈ $3.56M), which can signal alignment with shareholders. SEC Filings
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and liquidity context is mixed: recent price sits below the 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs (~$11.77/$11.82) and average daily volume (~86.5k) — today’s volume is roughly in line with typical trading, so no outsized block trades are driving the move. MarketBeat VINP
• Negative Sentiment: Executive selling — Fernando Lovisotto executed a series of sales from March 16–25 totaling ~29,564 shares for roughly $305k (average prices ~$10.10–$10.44), reducing his stake by ~1.6%. Market reaction: clustered, repeated insider sales can be read negatively by investors. Lovissotto SEC File
• Negative Sentiment: CFO stock sales — CFO Sergio Passos Ribeiro sold ~18,567 shares across March 16–25 for about $188k, trimming his holding by ~4.3%. Sales by a senior financial officer are often viewed unfavorably and may increase selling pressure. Ribeiro SEC File
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider sale — Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 1,057 shares on March 25 (~$11.2k), a small reduction but part of the broader pattern of insider liquidations. Zaremba SEC File
• Negative Sentiment: Recent earnings miss — VINP reported a quarter where EPS ($0.23) and revenue (~$47.2M) were below consensus, which already pressured sentiment heading into these insider sales. Analysts expect modest full‑year EPS (~$0.60). Earnings & Data

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.