Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Stock Price Up 1.5% – Should You Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW)’s stock price rose 1.5% on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as £168.30 and last traded at £167. Approximately 52,901 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 94% from the average session volume of 830,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at £164.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a £218.50 price objective on shares of Games Workshop Group in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Games Workshop Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of £199.25.

Games Workshop Group Stock Up 1.5%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of £170 and a 200-day simple moving average of £184.06. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.70. The firm has a market cap of £5.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.90.

Insider Activity at Games Workshop Group

In other news, insider Nilufer Kheraj purchased 143 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of £171.10 per share, with a total value of £24,467.30. Also, insider Mark Lam purchased 120 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of £168.91 per share, with a total value of £20,269.20. Corporate insiders own 7.94% of the company’s stock.

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.