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

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) shares reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as £135.30 ($170.34) and last traded at £132.50 ($166.81), with a volume of 620239 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £117.10 ($147.43).

Games Workshop Group Stock Up 14.1 %

The firm has a market capitalization of £4.40 billion, a PE ratio of 2,540.31, 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of £113.61 and a 200 day moving average price of £105.83.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 143 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of £105.26 ($132.52) per share, with a total value of £15,052.18 ($18,950.25). 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.