Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (ASX:SOL) Insider Bruce MacDiarmid Purchases 3,000 Shares

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (ASX:SOL) insider Bruce MacDiarmid acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of A$33.86 ($21.30) per share, for a total transaction of A$101,580.00 ($63,886.79).

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.52, a current ratio of 3.31 and a quick ratio of 2.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.86, a P/E/G ratio of 4.73 and a beta of 0.44.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.29%. This is a boost from Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited’s previous Interim dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited’s dividend payout ratio is presently 69.34%.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited Company Profile

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited, an investment company, engages in investing various industries and asset classes in Australia. It operates through Strategic Portfolio, Large Caps Portfolio, Emerging Companies Portfolio, Private Equity Portfolio, Structured Yield Portfolio, and Property Portfolio segments.