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

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as £148.05 ($184.28) and last traded at £147.80 ($183.97), with a volume of 65774 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at £145 ($180.48).

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of £137.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of £120.95. The company has a market capitalization of £4.81 billion, a PE ratio of 3,180.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.60) earnings per share for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a return on equity of 62.12% and a net margin of 28.74%. Equities analysts anticipate that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 earnings per share for the current year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were issued a GBX 155 ($1.93) dividend. This is a boost from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.18%. 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.