Free Trial

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Share Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Games Workshop Group logo with Consumer Cyclical background
Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC.

Key Points

  • Technical breakout: Games Workshop's share price moved above its 50‑day moving average (£179.44), trading as high as £194.65 and last at £194.60 on volume of 62,928 shares.
  • Analyst sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to £218.50 and kept a "buy" rating; the stock has a consensus "Buy" with an average target of £199.25 from two analysts.
  • Insiders and balance sheet: Insiders recently purchased small stakes (Mark Lam 110 shares; Kevin Rountree 124 shares) and own 7.93% of the stock, while the company shows strong liquidity (quick ratio 2.33, current ratio 3.83) and a market cap of £6.43 billion.
  • Interested in Games Workshop Group? Here are five stocks we like better.

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of £179.44 and traded as high as £194.65. Games Workshop Group shares last traded at £194.60, with a volume of 62,928 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Games Workshop Group from £210 to £218.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of £199.25.

Check Out Our Latest Report on Games Workshop Group

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £6.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average of £179.44 and a 200-day moving average of £176.24.

Insider Activity at Games Workshop Group

In related news, insider Mark Lam purchased 110 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of £171.39 per share, for a total transaction of £18,852.90. Also, insider Kevin Rountree purchased 124 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of £176.51 per share, for a total transaction of £21,887.24. 7.93% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Games Workshop Group

(Get Free Report)

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. It also publishes short stories, audio dramas, full length novels, and audio books under the Black Library name; and develops digital content for animation and TV.

Featured Articles

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.

Should You Invest $1,000 in Games Workshop Group Right Now?

Before you consider Games Workshop Group, you'll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Games Workshop Group wasn't on the list.

While Games Workshop Group currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The Five Stocks Here

7 Stocks to Ride The A.I. Megaboom Cover


We are about to experience the greatest A.I. boom in stock market history...

Thanks to a pivotal economic catalyst, specific tech stocks will skyrocket just like they did during the "dot com" boom in the 1990s.

That’s why, we’ve hand-selected 7 tiny tech disruptor stocks positioned to surge.

  1. The first pick is a tiny under-the-radar A.I. stock that's trading for just $3.00. This company already has 98 registered patents for cutting-edge voice and sound recognition technology... And has lined up major partnerships with some of the biggest names in the auto, tech, and music industry... plus many more.
  2. The second pick presents an affordable avenue to bolster EVs and AI development…. Analysts are calling this stock a “buy” right now and predict a high price target of $19.20, substantially more than its current $6 trading price.
  3. Our final and favorite pick is generating a brand-new kind of AI. It's believed this tech will be bigger than the current well-known leader in this industry… Analysts predict this innovative tech is gearing up to create a tidal wave of new wealth, fueling a $15.7 TRILLION market boom.

Right now, we’re staring down the barrel of a true once-in-a-lifetime moment. As an investment opportunity, this kind of breakthrough doesn't come along every day.

And the window to get in on the ground-floor — maximizing profit potential from this expected market surge — is closing quickly...

Simply click the link below to get the names and tickers of the 7 small stocks with potential to make investors very, very happy.

Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.

Featured Articles and Offers

Recent Videos

Stock Lists

All Stock Lists

Investing Tools

Calendars and Tools

Search Headlines