Nicole Brook Buys 18,000 Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) Stock

Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) insider Nicole Brook bought 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of A$5.03 ($3.22) per share, with a total value of A$90,540.00 ($58,038.46).

Nicole Brook also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 21st, Nicole Brook purchased 3,200 shares of Whitehaven Coal stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of A$5.70 ($3.65) per share, for a total transaction of A$18,240.00 ($11,692.31).

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 firm has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.13, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.15.

Whitehaven Coal Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a Interim dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 26th. This is an increase from Whitehaven Coal’s previous Interim dividend of $0.07. This represents a yield of 1.59%. Whitehaven Coal’s dividend payout ratio is 45.45%.

About Whitehaven Coal

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.