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

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as £135.30 ($169.61) and last traded at £132.50 ($166.10), with a volume of 620239 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £117.10 ($146.80).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

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 market capitalization of £4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 2,991.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of £114.53 and a 200 day moving average price of £106.12.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of GBX 85 ($1.07) per share. This represents a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8,169.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 143 shares of Games Workshop Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of £105.26 ($131.95) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($18,869.47). 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.