Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) Reaches New 1-Year Low at $1,252.00

Keywords Studios plc (LON:KWS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 1,252 ($15.82) and last traded at GBX 1,252 ($15.82), with a volume of 41259 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,264 ($15.97).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KWS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,090 ($26.41) price objective on shares of Keywords Studios in a report on Monday, December 18th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keywords Studios in a report on Wednesday, March 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,113.33 ($26.71).

Keywords Studios Stock Down 0.7 %

The company has a market cap of £986.05 million, a P/E ratio of 5,990.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,522.46 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,471.35.

Keywords Studios Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be paid a GBX 1.76 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 23rd. This is a positive change from Keywords Studios’s previous dividend of $0.85. Keywords Studios’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,428.57%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Don Robert purchased 3,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,631 ($20.61) per share, for a total transaction of £55,454 ($70,079.62). Insiders own 5.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios plc provides creative and technical services to the video game industry worldwide. The company offers art creation services related to the production of graphical art assets for inclusion in the video game, including concept art creation, as well as 2D and 3D art asset production and animation.