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

ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) insider Deidre McGrath acquired 4,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was purchased at an average price of A$54.21 per share, with a total value of A$265,086.90.

ASX Price Performance

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

ASX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Sunday, March 22nd will be issued a dividend of $1.018 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 186.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. ASX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 87.35%.

About ASX

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.