Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) Short Interest Up 50.5% in January

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) was the target of a large 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 trading volume of 75,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Partners Investments

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its stake in Vinci Partners Investments by 3.4% in the third quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 3,562,635 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,377,000 after purchasing an additional 115,545 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vinci Partners Investments by 391.0% in 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 last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Vinci Partners Investments during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Vinci Partners Investments by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 14,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $147,000 after acquiring an additional 1,929 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.07% of the company's stock.

Vinci Partners Investments Trading Up 1.0 %

Vinci Partners Investments stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.30. The stock had a trading volume of 33,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 68,018. Vinci Partners Investments has a twelve month low of $9.01 and a twelve month high of $11.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 12.68 and a quick ratio of 12.68. The firm has a market cap of $553.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 0.10. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $10.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.28.

Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $20.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Vinci Partners Investments will post 0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.