Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as £158.40 ($210.81) and last traded at £158.30 ($210.67), with a volume of 71236 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at £156.80 ($208.68).

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of £144.35 and a 200 day moving average of £137.94. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.18 billion, a PE ratio of 34.25, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a GBX 100 ($1.33) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 82.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree purchased 102 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of £146.25 ($194.64) per share, for a total transaction of £14,917.50 ($19,852.94). Corporate insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

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.