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

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as £135.30 ($170.34) and last traded at £132.50 ($166.81), with a volume of 620239 shares changing 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of £113.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of £105.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77.

Games Workshop Group Cuts Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 143 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of £105.26 ($132.52) per share, for a total transaction of £15,052.18 ($18,950.25). 0.58% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.