Games Workshop Group (GAW) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also publishes short stories, audio dramas, full length novels, and audio books under the Black Library name; and develops digital content for animation and TV. In addition, the company provides painting and modelling products, boxed games, and gifts; and engages in the newsstand and trustee businesses. It offers its products through its retail stores, social media sites, and warhammer-community.com; and physical bookstores, third party online platforms, and other retail and specialist stores. Games The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: £161.30 to £163.60
• 50-Day Range: £150.92 to £166.50
• 52-Week Range: 9,535 to £167.50
• Volume: 74,048 shs
• Average Volume: 139,048 shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.76
• Dividend Yield: 2.30%
• Price Target: £165
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Games Workshop Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Games Workshop Group scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Games Workshop Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Games Workshop Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Games Workshop Group is 35.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Games Workshop Group is 35.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 68.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Games Workshop Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Games Workshop Group has a P/B Ratio of 21.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GAW.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Games Workshop Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Games Workshop Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Games Workshop Group is 82.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GAW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Games Workshop Group has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Games Workshop Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Games Workshop Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £156.46 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.58% of the stock of Games Workshop Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.65% of the stock of Games Workshop Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GAW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GAW shares performed this year?

Games Workshop Group's stock was trading at £133.10 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GAW stock has increased by 22.7% and is now trading at £163.30.

How were Games Workshop Group's earnings last quarter?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $594.90 EPS for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 60.82%.

How do I buy shares of Games Workshop Group?

Shares of GAW stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Games Workshop Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Games Workshop Group investors own include QUALCOMM (QCOM), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA) and BT Group (BT.A).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/7 Dividend: 3/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/7 Dividend: 3/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/07/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Leisure
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GAW
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.games-workshop.com
• Phone: +44-115-9140000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Games Workshop Group: £165
• High Price Target: £165
• Low Price Target: £165
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 456.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.37
• P/E Growth: 0.41
• Net Income: £151.83 million
• Net Margins: 28.74%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 60.82%
• Return on Assets: 37.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 18.77
• Current Ratio: 3.29
• Quick Ratio: 2.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £528.22 million
• Price / Sales: 10.24
• Cash Flow: GBX 481.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.90
• Book Value: GBX 762.99 per share
• Price / Book: 21.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,107,520
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.41 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25