Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as £145.50 ($181.04) and last traded at £145.50 ($181.04), with a volume of 92166 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £144.20 ($179.42).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of £134.31 and a 200 day moving average of £117.40. 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 firm has a market cap of £4.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,172.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.59) 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, analysts anticipate that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.93) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 23rd. This is a boost from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. This represents a yield of 1.18%. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8,169.93%.

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.