Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of £138.35 ($175.35) and traded as high as £143 ($181.24). Games Workshop Group shares last traded at £141.90 ($179.85), with a volume of 58,650 shares.

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of £138.35 and a 200-day moving average of £123.58. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.66) EPS for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 60.82%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were issued a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.96) per share. This represents a yield of 1.18%. This is a boost from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. Games Workshop Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree bought 102 shares of Games Workshop Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of £146.25 ($185.36) per share, with a total value of £14,917.50 ($18,906.84). 0.58% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.