Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as £149.70 ($193.51) and last traded at £148.20 ($191.57), with a volume of 139823 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at £137.60 ($177.87).
Games Workshop Group Trading Down 0.5 %
The firm has a market cap of £4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.48, 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 business has a 50-day moving average of £139.96 and a 200-day moving average of £125.72.
Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.73) earnings per share 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 EPS for the current year.
Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were given a dividend of GBX 155 ($2.00) per share. This is a positive change from Games Workshop Group's previous dividend of $80.00. This represents a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. Games Workshop Group's dividend payout ratio is 82.11%.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 102 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of £146.25 ($189.05) per share, with a total value of £14,917.50 ($19,283.22). Insiders own 0.58% of the company's stock.
Games Workshop Group Company Profile
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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.
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