Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as £147 ($182.36) and last traded at £146.12 ($181.27), with a volume of 70688 shares. The stock had previously closed at £145.70 ($180.75).

Games Workshop Group Trading Down 1.4 %

The stock’s 50 day moving average is £137.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is £119.73. The company has a market capitalization of £4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 3,126.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. 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 (LON:GAW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.58) EPS for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 62.12%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.92) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. This is a positive change from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 23rd. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8,169.93%.

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.