ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) Insider Purchases A$33,750.00 in Stock

ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) insider David Clarke bought 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The shares were bought at an average price of A$67.50 ($43.27) per share, for a total transaction of A$33,750.00 ($21,634.62).

David Clarke also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 20th, David Clarke bought 1,000 shares of ASX stock. The shares were bought at an average price of A$68.25 ($43.75) per share, for a total transaction of A$68,250.00 ($43,750.00).

ASX Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.67 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.98, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

ASX Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.112 per share. This represents a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. ASX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.