Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 319.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 60.82%.

Games Workshop Group Stock Down 1.2%

LON GAW traded down GBX 220 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting £186.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 159,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 473,856. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.42, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. Games Workshop Group has a twelve month low of £122.50 and a twelve month high of £199.70. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is £183.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is £164.43. The company has a current ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kevin Rountree acquired 100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of £184 per share, for a total transaction of £18,400. Company insiders own 7.93% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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. It also publishes short stories, audio dramas, full length novels, and audio books under the Black Library name; and develops digital content for animation and TV.