Insider Buying: Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) Insider Purchases 5,625 Shares of Stock

Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) insider Nora Scheinkestel bought 5,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of A$12.31 per share, with a total value of A$69,243.75.

Origin Energy Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.22.

Origin Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a yield of 248.0%. The ex-dividend date is Sunday, March 1st. Origin Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.90%.

About Origin Energy

Origin Energy Limited, an integrated energy company, engages in the exploration and production of natural gas, electricity generation, wholesale and retail sale of electricity and gas, and sale of liquefied natural gas in Australia and internationally. The company operates through, Energy Markets, and Integrated Gas segments. Its exploration and production portfolio includes the Bowen and Surat basins in Queensland; the Browse basin in Western Australia; and the Cooper-Eromanga basin in Queensland.