Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) Reaches New 1-Year Low at $1,252.00

Keywords Studios plc (LON:KWS) shares hit a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 1,252 ($15.82) and last traded at GBX 1,252 ($15.82), with a volume of 41259 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,264 ($15.97).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keywords Studios in a report on Wednesday, March 13th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,090 ($26.41) price target on shares of Keywords Studios in a report on Monday, December 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,113.33 ($26.71).

Keywords Studios Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,522.46 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,471.35. 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 firm has a market cap of £986.05 million, a PE ratio of 5,990.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.92.

Keywords Studios Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Keywords Studios news, insider Don Robert bought 3,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,631 ($20.61) per share, with a total value of £55,454 ($70,079.62). Insiders own 5.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keywords Studios

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.