Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as £138.10 ($175.08) and last traded at £136.90 ($173.55), with a volume of 99953 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at £134.30 ($170.26).

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average price is £115.67 and its 200 day moving average price is £106.74. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.54 billion, a PE ratio of 2,973.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.29.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 85 ($1.08) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.73%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8,169.93%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 143 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of £105.26 ($133.44) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($19,082.38). Company insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

About Games Workshop Group

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.