Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Reaches New 52-Week High - Should You Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as £148.05 ($186.06) and last traded at £147.80 ($185.75), with a volume of 65774 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £145 ($182.23).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 31.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of £137.73 and a 200 day moving average price of £120.95.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.63) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a return on equity of 60.82% and a net margin of 28.74%. Research analysts anticipate that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd were paid a GBX 155 ($1.95) dividend. This is an increase from Games Workshop Group's previous dividend of $80.00. This represents a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 23rd. Games Workshop Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 82.11%.

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.