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

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 181,100 shares, a decrease of 12.8% from the December 31st total of 207,700 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 73,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vinci Partners Investments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Vinci Partners Investments during the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Vinci Partners Investments by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 12,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,000 after acquiring an additional 1,208 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vinci Partners Investments by 391.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 105,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,048,000 after acquiring an additional 84,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $35,377,000 after acquiring an additional 115,545 shares during the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vinci Partners Investments Price Performance

NASDAQ VINP remained flat at $10.29 on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 51,605 shares, 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 market capitalization of $553.40 million, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 0.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $10.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 12.68 and a current ratio of 12.68.

Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.03. Vinci Partners Investments had a return on equity of 15.00% and a net margin of 37.79%. The business had revenue of $20.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.84 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Vinci Partners Investments will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vinci Partners Investments Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th were paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.22%. Vinci Partners Investments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 103.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.