Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as £114 ($149.20) and last traded at £113.21 ($148.16), with a volume of 3647 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £113.80 ($148.93).

Games Workshop Group Trading Down 0.4 %

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is £104.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is £101.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77, a current ratio of 3.29 and a quick ratio of 2.33. The company has a market capitalization of £3.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,479.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 8th were given a GBX 100 ($1.31) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,169.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Rachel Tongue acquired 2,426 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of £101.28 ($132.55) per share, for a total transaction of £245,705.28 ($321,561.68). In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree purchased 143 shares of Games Workshop Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of £105.26 ($137.76) per share, with a total value of £15,052.18 ($19,699.23). Also, insider Rachel Tongue acquired 2,426 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of £101.28 ($132.55) per share, for a total transaction of £245,705.28 ($321,561.68). 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.