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GAW vs. BOWL, PHTM, GYM, TEG, and TUNE

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 Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), Photo-Me International (PHTM), The Gym Group (GYM), Ten Entertainment Group (TEG), and Focusrite (TUNE). These companies are all part of the "leisure" industry.

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 analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.316, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hollywood Bowl Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 1 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group. Hollywood Bowl Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Games Workshop Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hollywood Bowl Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hollywood Bowl 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Hollywood Bowl Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 394, suggesting a potential upside of 55.73%. Games Workshop Group has a consensus price target of £199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's higher possible upside, research 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

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Hollywood Bowl Group's net margin of 13.81%. 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 Group13.81% 22.81% 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£250.66M1.69£35.41M£20.1412.56
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.99£151.83M£624.4031.47

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

Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

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?

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

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 2 more articles in the media than Photo-Me International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 0 mentions for Photo-Me International. Photo-Me International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Games Workshop Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Photo-Me International Neutral
Games Workshop Group 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
Photo-Me International£235.08M0.00N/A£0.08N/A
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.99£151.83M£624.4031.47

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
Photo-Me InternationalN/A N/A N/A
Games Workshop Group 31.75%68.80%37.68%

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by 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 consensus price target of £199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. 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
Photo-Me International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Games Workshop Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Photo-Me International on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to The Gym Group?

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

Games Workshop Group presently has a consensus price target of £199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. The Gym Group has a consensus price target of GBX 209, suggesting a potential upside of 8.29%. Given The Gym Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Gym Group is more favorable than Games Workshop 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
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 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
Games Workshop Group£650.10M9.99£151.83M£624.4031.47
The Gym Group£244.90M1.37-£2.09M£4.0048.25

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group and Games Workshop Group both had 2 articles in the media. The Gym Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Games Workshop Group's score of 0.00 indicating that The Gym Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of The Gym Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of The Gym Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Games Workshop Group31.75% 68.80% 37.68%
The Gym Group 3.02%5.35%2.31%

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats The Gym Group on 10 of the 14 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Games Workshop Group currently has a consensus price target of £199.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Games Workshop Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 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%

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£650.10M9.99£151.83M£624.4031.47
Ten Entertainment Group£128.73M0.00£20.60M£0.30N/A

Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

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

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ten Entertainment Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 0 mentions for Ten Entertainment Group. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ten Entertainment Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Games Workshop Group Neutral
Ten Entertainment Group Neutral

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

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Ten Entertainment Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Games Workshop Group compare to Focusrite?

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

In the previous week, Games Workshop Group had 1 more articles in the media than Focusrite. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Games Workshop Group and 1 mentions for Focusrite. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Focusrite'saverage media sentiment score.

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

55.1% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Focusrite shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Games Workshop Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Focusrite shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Games Workshop Group has a beta of 0.951, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Focusrite has a beta of 0.993, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

Games Workshop Group has higher revenue and earnings than Focusrite. Focusrite 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£650.10M9.99£151.83M£624.4031.47
Focusrite£168.91M0.67£11.73M£9.0021.61

Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 560 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Focusrite pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. Focusrite pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Focusrite is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Games Workshop Group presently has a consensus price target of £199.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.40%. Focusrite has a consensus price target of GBX 355, indicating a potential upside of 82.52%. Given Focusrite's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Focusrite is more favorable than Games Workshop 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
Focusrite
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Focusrite's net margin of 3.18%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 68.80% beat Focusrite's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Games Workshop Group31.75% 68.80% 37.68%
Focusrite 3.18%4.61%5.84%

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Focusrite on 11 of the 16 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£6.49B£4.82B£4.00B£2.79B
Dividend Yield1.78%2.76%3.59%6.09%
P/E Ratio31.471,166.4077.23366.07
Price / Sales9.99131.28312.4188,440.80
Price / Cash33.9012.6230.8627.89
Price / Book25.753.343.167.73
Net Income£151.83M£212.68M£249.43M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.08%-0.88%-0.43%0.58%
1 Month Performance1.18%2.40%0.03%2.57%
1 Year Performance26.61%8.10%1.60%87.36%

Games Workshop Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GAW
Games Workshop Group
1.736 of 5 stars
£196.50
+1.5%
£199.25
+1.4%
+24.1%£6.49B£650.10M31.472,700
BOWL
Hollywood Bowl Group
4.7189 of 5 stars
GBX 248.04
-2.3%
GBX 394
+58.8%
-16.5%£415.81M£250.66M12.322,787
PHTM
Photo-Me International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£404.47M£235.08M1,337.501,056
GYM
The Gym Group
1.6695 of 5 stars
GBX 187.50
+1.1%
GBX 209
+11.5%
+28.0%£326.55M£244.90M46.881,837
TEG
Ten Entertainment Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£281.54M£128.73M1,370.001,742

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