Nora Scheinkestel Acquires 5,625 Shares of Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) Stock

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

Origin Energy Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $17.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.60, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Origin Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a yield of 248.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Sunday, March 1st. Origin Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 67.90%.

Origin Energy Company Profile

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.