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

ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) insider David Clarke bought 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of A$67.50 ($42.99) per share, for a total transaction of A$33,750.00 ($21,496.82).

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

• On Thursday, February 20th, David Clarke acquired 1,000 shares of ASX stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of A$68.25 ($43.47) per share, for a total transaction of A$68,250.00 ($43,471.34).

ASX Price Performance

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

ASX Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be issued a $1.112 dividend. This represents a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. ASX’s dividend payout ratio 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.