Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) Insider Nigel Garrard Acquires 1,000 Shares

Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) insider Nigel Garrard bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of A$36.70 ($23.38) per share, with a total value of A$36,700.00 ($23,375.80).

Ansell Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.82, a P/E/G ratio of -14.40 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 3.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.24.

Ansell Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a $0.353 dividend. This is an increase from Ansell’s previous Interim dividend of $0.25. This represents a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. Ansell’s payout ratio is presently 67.06%.

Ansell Company Profile

Ansell Limited designs, develops, and manufactures protection solutions in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. It operates in two segments, Healthcare and Industrial. The Healthcare segment manufactures and markets solutions comprising surgical gloves, single use and examination gloves, and clean and sterile gloves and garments, as well as consumables used by hospitals, surgical centers, dental practices, veterinary clinics, first responders, manufacturers, auto repair shops, chemical plants, laboratories, and life sciences and pharmaceutical companies.