Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba Sells 7,407 Shares of Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Stock

Key Points

• Insider selling continued: Vinci Compass Investments insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,407 shares on May 7 at an average price of $10.84, totaling about $80,292. The sale was part of a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and he has also sold multiple blocks of shares in late April and early May.
• Stock and financial snapshot: VINP rose 0.6% to $10.90 on Friday, with a market cap of about $713 million. The company recently missed quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, though analysts still expect $0.89 EPS for the full fiscal year.
• Dividend and analyst view: Vinci Compass increased its quarterly dividend to $0.17 per share, or $0.68 annualized, for a 6.2% yield. Analysts currently rate the stock a Moderate Buy overall, with an average target price of $14.00.

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,407 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total transaction of $80,291.88. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,105,957 shares in the company, valued at $11,988,573.88. The trade was a 0.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 6th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,238 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $35,877.04.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 4,304 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.91, for a total transaction of $46,956.64.
• On Monday, May 4th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 4,764 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $51,594.12.
• On Friday, May 1st, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 2,663 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.99, for a total transaction of $29,266.37.
• On Thursday, April 30th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 6,695 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $73,444.15.
• On Wednesday, April 29th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,285 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $78,896.55.
• On Tuesday, April 28th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,708 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.94, for a total transaction of $40,565.52.
• On Monday, April 27th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 18,997 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.02, for a total transaction of $209,346.94.
• On Friday, April 24th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 12,720 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.46, for a total transaction of $145,771.20.
• On Thursday, April 23rd, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 10,178 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.17, for a total transaction of $113,688.26.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Up 0.6%

VINP traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, reaching $10.90. The company had a trading volume of 37,091 shares, compared to its average volume of 120,802. The stock has a market cap of $713.10 million, a P/E ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.30. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.88. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $13.61. The company has a quick ratio of 5.13, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Vinci Compass Investments had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 22.89%.The business had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.84 million. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Compass Investments Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Vinci Compass Investments's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Vinci Compass Investments's dividend payout ratio is currently 111.48%.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Compass Investments

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VINP. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the second quarter valued at $123,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the third quarter valued at $159,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 16.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 15,055 shares of the company's stock valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vinci Compass Investments in the fourth quarter valued at $163,000. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on VINP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price 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 lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Zacks Research raised Vinci Compass Investments to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Vinci Compass Investments from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.

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