Wallis Graham Purchases 6,000 Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) Stock

Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) insider Wallis Graham purchased 6,000 shares of Whitehaven Coal stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of A$5.58 ($3.55) per share, for a total transaction of A$33,480.00 ($21,324.84).

Whitehaven Coal Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.88. The company has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a PE ratio of 13.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.15.

Whitehaven Coal Increases Dividend

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