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Games Workshop Group (GAW) Competitors

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£193.60 -230.00 (-1.17%)
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GAW vs. CCL, BOWL, PHTM, GYM, and TEG

Should you buy Games Workshop Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Games Workshop Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Games Workshop Group include Carnival Co. & (CCL), Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), Photo-Me International (PHTM), The Gym Group (GYM), and Ten Entertainment Group (TEG). These companies are all part of the "leisure" industry.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to Carnival Co. &?

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) and Carnival Co. & (LON:CCL) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 1 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 0 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Carnival Co. &'s score of 0.00 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Games Workshop Group Positive
Carnival Co. & Neutral

Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.331, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the broader market.

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 11.48%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat Carnival Co. &'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Games Workshop Group31.75% 68.80% 37.68%
Carnival Co. & 11.48%26.21%4.25%

Games Workshop Group presently has a consensus price target of £199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Games Workshop Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Games Workshop Group is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Carnival Co. &
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Carnival Co. & has higher revenue and earnings than Games Workshop Group. Carnival Co. & is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Games Workshop Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.84£151.83M£624.4031.01
Carnival Co. &£26.98B0.98£2.51B£227.008.39

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Games Workshop Group pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carnival Co. & pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Carnival Co. & on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to Hollywood Bowl Group?

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) and Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.343, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Games Workshop Group pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hollywood Bowl Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Hollywood Bowl Group's net margin of 12.75%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hollywood Bowl Group12.75% 21.75% 10.35%
Games Workshop Group 31.75%68.80%37.68%

Games Workshop Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hollywood Bowl Group. Hollywood Bowl Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Games Workshop Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hollywood Bowl Group£250.66M1.91£35.41M£20.1414.15
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.84£151.83M£624.4031.01

68.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hollywood Bowl Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 391.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.37%. Games Workshop Group has a consensus target price of £199.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than Games Workshop Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Hollywood Bowl Group had 7 more articles in the media than Games Workshop Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group and 1 mentions for Games Workshop Group. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Hollywood Bowl Group's score of -0.17 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Games Workshop Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Hollywood Bowl Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to Photo-Me International?

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) and Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Games Workshop Group currently has a consensus target price of £199.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Games Workshop Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Games Workshop Group is more favorable than Photo-Me International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Photo-Me International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 1 more articles in the media than Photo-Me International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 0 mentions for Photo-Me International. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Photo-Me International's score of 0.00 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Games Workshop Group Positive
Photo-Me International Neutral

Games Workshop Group has higher revenue and earnings than Photo-Me International. Photo-Me International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Games Workshop Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.84£151.83M£624.4031.01
Photo-Me International£235.08M0.00N/A£0.08N/A

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Photo-Me International's net margin of 0.00%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat Photo-Me International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Games Workshop Group31.75% 68.80% 37.68%
Photo-Me International N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Photo-Me International on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to The Gym Group?

The Gym Group (LON:GYM) and Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

The Gym Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 209, indicating a potential upside of 4.50%. Games Workshop Group has a consensus target price of £199.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.92%. Given The Gym Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Gym Group is more favorable than Games Workshop Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Gym Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, The Gym Group had 2 more articles in the media than Games Workshop Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Gym Group and 1 mentions for Games Workshop Group. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat The Gym Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Gym Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Games Workshop Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to The Gym Group's net margin of 3.02%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat The Gym Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Gym Group3.02% 5.35% 2.31%
Games Workshop Group 31.75%68.80%37.68%

34.0% of The Gym Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of The Gym Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The Gym Group has a beta of 0.842, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Games Workshop Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Gym Group. Games Workshop Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Gym Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Gym Group£244.90M1.42-£2.09M£4.0050.00
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.84£151.83M£624.4031.01

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats The Gym Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to Ten Entertainment Group?

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) and Ten Entertainment Group (LON:TEG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ten Entertainment Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Games Workshop Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ten Entertainment Group. Ten Entertainment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Games Workshop Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.84£151.83M£624.4031.01
Ten Entertainment Group£128.73M0.00£20.60M£0.30N/A

Games Workshop Group presently has a consensus price target of £199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Games Workshop Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Games Workshop Group is more favorable than Ten Entertainment Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Ten Entertainment Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ten Entertainment Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share. Games Workshop Group pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ten Entertainment Group pays out 3,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Games Workshop Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ten Entertainment Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 0 mentions for Ten Entertainment Group. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ten Entertainment Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Games Workshop Group Positive
Ten Entertainment Group Neutral

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Ten Entertainment Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ten Entertainment Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Ten Entertainment Group's net margin of 16.00%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat Ten Entertainment Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Games Workshop Group31.75% 68.80% 37.68%
Ten Entertainment Group 16.00%34.45%7.38%

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Ten Entertainment Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GAW vs. The Competition

MetricGames Workshop GroupLeisure IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.40B£5.01B£4.03B£2.78B
Dividend Yield1.74%2.60%3.47%6.13%
P/E Ratio31.011,165.2877.76364.74
Price / Sales9.84131.93326.1987,565.51
Price / Cash33.9012.6230.8727.85
Price / Book25.373.363.247.71
Net Income£151.83M£212.68M£247.47M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.80%2.24%0.22%0.08%
1 Month Performance-3.54%2.35%2.47%3.27%
1 Year Performance25.55%8.47%1.66%75.54%

Games Workshop Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GAW
Games Workshop Group
2.8357 of 5 stars
£193.60
-1.2%
£199.25
+2.9%
+26.3%£6.40B£650.10M31.012,700
CCL
Carnival Co. &
N/AGBX 1,903.50
flat
N/AN/A£26.38B£26.98B8.3940,000
BOWL
Hollywood Bowl Group
4.7235 of 5 stars
GBX 260
+1.4%
GBX 394
+51.5%
+8.6%£435.87M£250.66M12.912,787
PHTM
Photo-Me International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£404.47M£235.08M1,337.501,056
GYM
The Gym Group
1.4105 of 5 stars
GBX 183
+0.8%
GBX 209
+14.2%
+38.9%£318.72M£244.90M45.751,837

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