Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP) Short Interest Down 12.8% in January

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 181,100 shares, a drop of 12.8% from the December 31st total of 207,700 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 73,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vinci Partners Investments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VINP. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Vinci Partners Investments during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Vinci Partners Investments by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 12,717 shares of the company's stock valued at $127,000 after buying an additional 1,208 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Vinci Partners Investments by 391.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 105,534 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,048,000 after acquiring an additional 84,040 shares during the period. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda raised its stake in Vinci Partners Investments by 3.4% during the third 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 in the last quarter. 34.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Vinci Partners Investments Stock Performance

NASDAQ VINP traded up $0.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $10.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 71,162 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,768. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $10.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.28. The firm has a market cap of $557.16 million, a P/E ratio of 16.71 and a beta of 0.10. The company has a quick ratio of 12.68, a current ratio of 12.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Vinci Partners Investments has a 52 week low of $9.01 and a 52 week high of $11.85.

Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP - Get Free Report) last released 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. The business had revenue of $20.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.84 million. Vinci Partners Investments had a net margin of 37.79% and a return on equity of 15.00%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Vinci Partners Investments will post 0.6 earnings per share 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.