Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as £149.70 ($191.51) and last traded at £148.20 ($189.59), with a volume of 139823 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at £137.60 ($176.03).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.29. The company has a market capitalization of £4.81 billion, a PE ratio of 31.82, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of £139.28 and a 200 day moving average price of £125.02.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 60.82%. Equities analysts forecast that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were given a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.98) per share. This is a boost from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 82.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 102 shares of Games Workshop Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of £146.25 ($187.09) per share, for a total transaction of £14,917.50 ($19,083.41). 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.