Deidre McGrath Purchases 4,890 Shares of ASX (ASX:ASX) Stock

ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) insider Deidre McGrath bought 4,890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of A$54.21 per share, for a total transaction of A$265,086.90.

ASX Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.98, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.19, a PEG ratio of 6.67 and a beta of 0.29.

ASX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Sunday, March 22nd will be given a $1.018 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 186.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. ASX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 87.35%.

ASX Company Profile

ASX Limited operates as a multi-asset class and integrated exchange company in Australia and internationally. The company provides education programs, research and insights, investor access and peer group networking; distribution facility for quoted exchange traded funds (ETFs) and debt securities. It is also involved in the trading of futures and options on interest rate, equity index, agriculture and energy products, and options over individual securities; cash market trading of equities, warrants, exchange-traded funds, and debt securities; and clearing of exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter interest rate and equity derivatives.