Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as £138.10 ($175.08) and last traded at £136.90 ($173.55), with a volume of 99953 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £134.30 ($170.26).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.29. The company has a 50 day moving average price of £115.67 and a 200 day moving average price of £106.74. The company has a market capitalization of £4.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,973.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 85 ($1.08) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.73%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8,169.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 143 shares of Games Workshop Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of £105.26 ($133.44) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($19,082.38). Insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

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.