Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) Sets New 12-Month Low at $1,151.00

Shares of Keywords Studios plc (LON:KWS) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 1,151 ($14.57) and last traded at GBX 1,177.97 ($14.91), with a volume of 692 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,172 ($14.83).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KWS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,090 ($26.45) price target on shares of Keywords Studios in a report on Monday, December 18th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keywords Studios in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,113.33 ($26.75).

Keywords Studios Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £969.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,671.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,464.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,452.52.

Keywords Studios Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be paid a GBX 1.76 ($0.02) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 23rd. This is a positive change from Keywords Studios’s previous dividend of $0.85. This represents a yield of 0.13%. Keywords Studios’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1,428.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keywords Studios news, insider Don Robert purchased 3,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,631 ($20.64) per share, with a total value of £55,454 ($70,186.05). Company insiders own 5.58% of the company’s stock.

Keywords Studios Company Profile

Keywords Studios plc provides creative and technical services to the video game industry worldwide. The company offers art creation services related to the production of graphical art assets for inclusion in the video game, including concept art creation, as well as 2D and 3D art asset production and animation.