Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) Downgraded to “Hold” at Shore Capital

Shore Capital lowered shares of Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) to a hold rating in a research note published on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports.

Keywords Studios Stock Up 1.4 %

KWS stock opened at GBX 2,230 ($28.34) on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,321.43 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,444.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 10,619.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.86. Keywords Studios has a 12 month low of GBX 1,101 ($13.99) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,498 ($31.75). The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.10.

Keywords Studios Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be issued a dividend of GBX 1.76 ($0.02) per share. This is a positive change from Keywords Studios’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a yield of 0.13%. Keywords Studios’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,428.57%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Don Robert acquired 4,700 shares of Keywords Studios stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,189 ($15.11) per share, with a total value of £55,883 ($71,025.67). Company insiders own 5.73% of the company’s stock.

Keywords Studios Company Profile

Keywords Studios plc provides creative and technical services to the video game industry worldwide. The company offers art creation services related to the production of graphical art assets for inclusion in the video game, including concept art creation, as well as 2D and 3D art asset production and animation.