Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Insider Mark Lam Purchases 110 Shares

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) insider Mark Lam purchased 110 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of £171.39 per share, for a total transaction of £18,852.90.

Games Workshop Group Price Performance

Shares of LON GAW opened at £172.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £5.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is £175.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is £168.82. Games Workshop Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of £122.50 and a fifty-two week high of £199.70. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.35.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The company reported GBX 319.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 31.75% and a return on equity of 68.80%. Equities analysts expect that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on GAW shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Games Workshop Group from £210 to £218.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Peel Hunt raised Games Workshop Group to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from £165 to £180 in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Games Workshop Group has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of £199.25.

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.