Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.15 Per Share

Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) declared a interim dividend on Wednesday, February 19th, MarketIndexAU Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.145 per share on Monday, March 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This is an increase from Challenger’s previous interim dividend of $0.13.

Challenger Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.58. The stock has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.93, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.98.

About Challenger

Challenger Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The company also provides retirement services to its clients. It manages equity mutual funds. The firm invests into the public equity markets across the world. Challenger Limited was founded in 1985 and is based in Australia, Asia and United Kingdom.