Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as £153 ($203.03) and last traded at £152.27 ($202.06), with a volume of 33454 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £151.70 ($201.30).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

The business's 50 day simple moving average is £142.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is £136.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £5.12 billion, a PE ratio of 33.87, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a GBX 100 ($1.33) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. Games Workshop Group's dividend payout ratio is 82.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of £146.25 ($194.07) per share, for a total transaction of £14,917.50 ($19,794.98). Insiders own 0.58% of the company's stock.

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.