Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Jefferies Financial Group Analyst Says

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) had its target price hoisted by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group from £210 to £218.50 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Digital Look reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 19.89% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Peel Hunt upgraded Games Workshop Group to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from £165 to £180 in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of £199.25.

Games Workshop Group Stock Performance

LON GAW traded down GBX 545.14 during trading hours on Monday, hitting £182.25. 69,425 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 354,945. Games Workshop Group has a 52 week low of £122.50 and a 52 week high of £199.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.71, a P/E/G 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. The business’s fifty day moving average price is £186.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is £165.20.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The company reported GBX 319.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 60.82%. Equities research analysts predict that Games Workshop Group will post 448.9953023 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Games Workshop Group

In other Games Workshop Group news, insider Kevin Rountree purchased 100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of £184 per share, with a total value of £18,400. Company insiders own 7.93% 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.