Kevin Rountree Acquires 104 Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) Stock

Key Points

• Kevin Rountree, an insider at Games Workshop Group PLC, acquired 104 shares at £156.61 per share, totaling £16,287.44, following a previous purchase of 2,345 shares at £162.50 each.
• Games Workshop shares increased by 0.5% in midday trading, reaching £157.50, with a market cap of £5.21 billion and a PE ratio of 34.49.
• Analysts from Peel Hunt have reaffirmed an "add" rating for the stock, setting a target price of £165 in a recent research note.

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) insider Kevin Rountree acquired 104 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of £156.61 ($212.38) per share, for a total transaction of £16,287.44 ($22,087.66).

Kevin Rountree also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 1st, Kevin Rountree bought 2,345 shares of Games Workshop Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of £162.50 ($220.37) per share, with a total value of £381,062.50 ($516,764.99).

Games Workshop Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of GAW traded up GBX 78.35 ($1.06) during midday trading on Monday, reaching £157.50 ($213.59). The company had a trading volume of 2,257,747 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,747. Games Workshop Group PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 9,930 ($134.66) and a 1-year high of £167.50 ($227.15). The stock has a market cap of £5.21 billion, a PE ratio of 34.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of £160.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of £151.26. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 594.90 ($8.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a return on equity of 60.82% and a net margin of 28.74%. Research 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 reaffirmed an "add" rating and issued a £165 ($223.76) target price on shares of Games Workshop Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th.

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.

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