Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of £138.35 ($175.35) and traded as high as £143 ($181.24). Games Workshop Group shares last traded at £141.90 ($179.85), with a volume of 58,650 shares changing hands.

Games Workshop Group Stock Up 1.2 %

The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.44, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of £138.35 and a 200-day moving average price of £123.58.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.66) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a return on equity of 60.82% and a net margin of 28.74%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd were paid a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.96) per share. This is an increase from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a yield of 1.18%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Games Workshop Group

In related news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of £146.25 ($185.36) per share, for a total transaction of £14,917.50 ($18,906.84). 0.58% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.