Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as £147 ($182.36) and last traded at £146.12 ($181.27), with a volume of 70688 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £145.70 ($180.75).

Games Workshop Group Stock Down 1.4 %

The business’s 50 day moving average is £137.43 and its 200-day moving average is £119.73. The stock has a market cap of £4.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,126.18, a PEG 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 (LON:GAW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.58) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 62.12%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a GBX 155 ($1.92) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a yield of 1.18%. This is a positive change from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,169.93%.

Games Workshop Group Company Profile

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.