ASX (ASXFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Australian Securities Exchange (OTCMKTS:ASXFY) is Australia’s primary securities exchange operator, providing a comprehensive range of capital-markets services. Its core activities include the listing and trading of equities, exchange-traded funds, fixed income products, derivatives and commodities. ASX also operates clearing and settlement facilities through its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS), ensuring the integrity and efficiency of post-trade processes for both domestic and international participants.

Established in 1987 through the merger of six state-based exchanges and demutualized in 1998, ASX has continually invested in market infrastructure and technology. The exchange has introduced electronic trading platforms, advanced market data services and connectivity solutions that support algorithmic and high-frequency trading. In recent years, ASX has pursued innovation in distributed ledger technology, aiming to streamline post-trade workflows and enhance transparency across its markets.

Headquartered in Sydney, ASX serves a broad client base that includes institutional investors, brokers, issuers and retail participants. While its primary market is Australia, ASX maintains a global footprint with offices in Hong Kong, London and New York to support cross-border trading and market data distribution. The exchange is governed by an independent board of directors and led by Chief Executive Officer Dominic Stevens, under whose leadership ASX continues to focus on delivering reliable, secure and accessible market infrastructure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.91 to $42.27
• 50-Day Range: $33.66 to $45.74
• 52-Week Range: $32.68 to $48.43
• Volume: 26,512 shs
• Average Volume: 18,301 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.07%
• Price Target: $57.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ASX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ASX scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ASX has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ASX has a consensus price target of $57.00, representing about 35.5% upside from its current price of $42.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ASX has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ASX are expected to decrease by -3.03% in the coming year, from $1.98 to $1.92 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of ASX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ASX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ASX has recently increased by 235.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ASX pays a meaningful dividend of 3.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ASX does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ASX will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.19% next year. This indicates that ASX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

ASX has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for ASX this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ASX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

ASX has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ASXFY
• CIK: 1449003
• Web: www.asx.com.au
• Phone: (129) 338-0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 790
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ASX: $57.00
• High Price Target: $57.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 195,410,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $8.22 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A