Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAWGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as £149.70 ($192.91) and last traded at £148.20 ($190.98), with a volume of 139823 shares. The stock had previously closed at £137.60 ($177.32).

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 31.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of £139.72 and a 200 day moving average price of £125.59.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAWGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.72) EPS for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a return on equity of 60.82% and a net margin of 28.74%. Research analysts anticipate that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 earnings per share for the current year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were paid a GBX 155 ($2.00) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. This is a positive change from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is 82.11%.

Insider Transactions at Games Workshop Group

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of £146.25 ($188.47) per share, with a total value of £14,917.50 ($19,223.58). 0.58% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Games Workshop Group Company Profile

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Games Workshop Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells miniature figures and games in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Core and Licensing. The company offers games under the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, and Warhammer 40,000 names, as well as Horus Heresy and Blood Bowl.

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