Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Reaches New 52-Week High - What's Next?

Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as £138.10 ($175.08) and last traded at £136.90 ($173.55), with a volume of 99953 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £134.30 ($170.26).

Games Workshop Group Trading Up 1.1 %

The stock has a market cap of £4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 2,993.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of £116.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of £107.01. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 85 ($1.08) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 24th. Games Workshop Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 8,169.93%.

Insider Activity at Games Workshop Group

In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 143 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of £105.26 ($133.44) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($19,082.38). 0.58% of the stock is currently 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.