Nicole Brook Buys 3,200 Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) Stock

Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) insider Nicole Brook acquired 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of A$5.70 ($3.56) per share, with a total value of A$18,240.00 ($11,400.00).

Whitehaven Coal Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.88, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a PE ratio of 13.13, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.15.

Whitehaven Coal Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This is an increase from Whitehaven Coal’s previous Interim dividend of $0.07. This represents a yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. Whitehaven Coal’s payout ratio is presently 45.45%.

Whitehaven Coal Company Profile

Whitehaven Coal Limited develops and operates coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. It operates through three segments: Open Cut Operations, Underground Operations, and Coal Trading and Blending. The company produces metallurgical and thermal coal. It operates four mines, including three open cut and one underground located in the Gunnedah Coal Basin in New South Wales.