Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 12-Month High on Insider Buying Activity

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company traded as high as £194.60 and last traded at £194.50, with a volume of 80860 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at £190.40.

Specifically, insider Kevin Rountree bought 100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of £184 per share, for a total transaction of £18,400.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on GAW shares. Peel Hunt upgraded shares of Games Workshop Group to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from £165 to £180 in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Games Workshop Group from £118.50 to £183 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of £181.50.

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £6.52 billion, a PE ratio of 33.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day moving average of £155.30 and a 200 day moving average of £156.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77, a current ratio of 3.29 and a quick ratio of 2.33.

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.