Kevin Rountree Buys 2,345 Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) Stock

Key Points

• Insider Kevin Rountree purchased 2,345 shares of Games Workshop Group at an average price of £162.50 ($215.77) on August 1st, totaling £381,062.50 ($505,991.90).
• Games Workshop has reported a return on equity of 60.82% and a net margin of 28.74% in its latest quarterly earnings.
• Equities analysts, including Peel Hunt, have issued a price target of £165 ($219.09) for the company's shares, maintaining an "add" rating.

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) insider Kevin Rountree acquired 2,345 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of £162.50 ($217.07) per share, for a total transaction of £381,062.50 ($509,033.53).

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

LON:GAW traded down GBX 170 ($2.27) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching £158.20 ($211.33). The company's stock had a trading volume of 80,348 shares, compared to its average volume of 136,993. The firm's fifty day moving average price is £160.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is £150.58. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. The stock has a market cap of £5.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.64, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. Games Workshop Group PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 9,535 ($127.37) and a 12-month high of £167.50 ($223.75).

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 594.90 ($7.95) earnings per share for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 60.82%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Peel Hunt reissued an "add" rating and set a £165 ($220.41) price objective on shares of Games Workshop Group in a report on Tuesday, July 29th.

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.