Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Jefferies Financial Group Analyst Says

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) had its target price lifted by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from £118.50 to £183 in a report issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 12.13% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated an “add” rating and issued a £165 target price on shares of Games Workshop Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of £174.

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

Shares of GAW stock traded up GBX 920 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting £163.20. 15,472,259 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 210,010. The company has a market capitalization of £5.38 billion, a PE ratio of 27.50, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. Games Workshop Group has a 12-month low of £115.30 and a 12-month high of £167.50. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is £149.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is £155.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree purchased 104 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of £156.61 per share, with a total value of £16,287.44. 7.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.