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

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as £135.30 ($169.61) and last traded at £132.50 ($166.10), with a volume of 620239 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £117.10 ($146.80).

Games Workshop Group Stock Up 17.3 %

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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of £114.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of £106.12. The stock has a market cap of £4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 2,991.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 85 ($1.07) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a yield of 0.73%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,169.93%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 143 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of £105.26 ($131.95) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($18,869.47). Insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

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.