Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) Short Interest Update

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 272,500 shares, an increase of 50.5% from the December 31st total of 181,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 75,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Vinci Partners Investments in a research note on Thursday, December 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vinci Partners Investments by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 14,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,929 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its holdings in Vinci Partners Investments by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 3,562,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,377,000 after buying an additional 115,545 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Vinci Partners Investments in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in Vinci Partners Investments by 391.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 105,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,048,000 after buying an additional 84,040 shares during the period. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vinci Partners Investments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VINP remained flat at $10.29 during trading on Friday. 51,605 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,100. Vinci Partners Investments has a 52-week low of $9.01 and a 52-week high of $11.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 12.68 and a current ratio of 12.68. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $553.40 million, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 0.10.

Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $20.67 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.84 million. Vinci Partners Investments had a return on equity of 15.00% and a net margin of 37.79%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Vinci Partners Investments will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Partners Investments Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th were paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 20th. Vinci Partners Investments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 103.23%.

Vinci Partners 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.