Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba Sells 7,285 Shares

Key Points

• Insider sale: Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,285 shares on April 29 at $10.83 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, leaving him with 1,135,028 shares valued at about $12.29 million and reducing his ownership by 0.64%.
• Multiple April disposals: He executed a series of April sales totaling 97,627 shares, generating roughly $1.08 million in proceeds across the transactions.
• Company context: VINP traded at $11.00 (50-day avg $10.98, 200-day $11.87) and recently raised its quarterly dividend to $0.17 (annualized $0.68) for a ~6.2% yield, with a dividend payout ratio of about 111.5%.

Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) insider Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 7,285 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total value of $78,896.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,135,028 shares in the company, valued at $12,292,353.24. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 Thursday, April 30th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 6,695 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total value of $73,444.15.
• 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 shares were 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.
• On Wednesday, April 22nd, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 11,521 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.10, for a total transaction of $127,883.10.
• On Tuesday, April 21st, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,913 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $43,982.12.
• On Monday, April 20th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 3,300 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.20, for a total transaction of $36,960.00.
• On Friday, April 17th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 8,501 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.11, for a total transaction of $94,446.11.
• On Thursday, April 16th, Bruno Augusto Sacchi Zaremba sold 10,809 shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.96, for a total transaction of $118,466.64.

Vinci Compass Investments Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Vinci Compass Investments stock traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.00. 31,758 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 78,272. The company has a quick ratio of 5.13, a current ratio of 5.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $719.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.03 and a beta of 0.23. Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. has a 1 year low of $9.20 and a 1 year high of $13.61. The stock's fifty day moving average is $10.98 and its 200 day moving average is $11.87.

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $47.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $51.84 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. will post 0.89 earnings per share 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. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a boost from Vinci Compass Investments's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. Vinci Compass Investments's dividend payout ratio is currently 111.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vinci Compass Investments from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vinci Compass Investments from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. 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, Zacks Research raised shares of Vinci Compass Investments to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $14.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 125,711 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in Vinci Compass Investments during the second quarter valued at $123,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vinci Compass Investments by 12.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 334,743 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,598,000 after buying an additional 38,154 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 54.2% during the 3rd quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 44,801 shares of the company's stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 15,747 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its position in shares of Vinci Compass Investments by 7.4% in the 3rd 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.07% of the company's stock.

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.

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