Keywords Studios (KWS)

Sector:

Leisure Products

Index:

FTSE AIM 50

1,424.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,808.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,275.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 78.93m
  • Volume: 288,548
  • Market Cap: £1,123.93m

Keywords Studios makes acquisitions in UK and Italy

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Thursday 17 Dec 2020

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Video games creative services provider Keywords Studios has made two further acquisitions as part of its efforts to become the 'go to' technical and creative services platform for the industry.
Keywords acquired London's Indigo Pearl and Milan's Jinglebell Communications in two separate deals on Thursday, paying as much as £2.0m for the former and €1.8m for the latter.

The AIM-listed group highlighted that it had worked closely with Indigo Pearl for a number of years, with the group supporting its trade press PR efforts.

Chief executive Andrew Day said: "We are delighted to have further grown the Keywords family by adding such talented teams in Milan and London."

"We look forward to working with the highly experienced and creative teams at Jinglebell and Indigo Pearl, supporting their growth and building further on our reputation as the leading provider of highly specialised video games services around the world."

As of 1340 GMT, Keywords shares were up 0.76% at 2,660.0p.

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KWS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,424.00p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.14 %
52 Week High 2,808.00p
52 Week Low 1,275.00p
Volume 288,548
Shares Issued 78.93m
Market Cap £1,123.93m

KWS Star Ratings

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
47.52% below the market average47.52% below the market average47.52% below the market average47.52% below the market average47.52% below the market average
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Price Trend
52.88% below the market average52.88% below the market average52.88% below the market average52.88% below the market average52.88% below the market average
16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average16.67% below the sector average
Income
96.15% below the market average96.15% below the market average96.15% below the market average96.15% below the market average96.15% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
26.26% below the market average26.26% below the market average26.26% below the market average26.26% below the market average26.26% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 7
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
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KWS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 23-May-24 05-Oct-23
Paid 28-Jun-24 27-Oct-23
Amount 1.76p 0.85p

Trades for 18-Mar-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
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16:36 4,905 @ 1,415.39p
16:35 40,126 @ 1,424.00p
16:35 119 @ 1,424.00p
16:35 5 @ 1,424.00p

KWS Key Personnel

CEO Bertrand Bodson
CFO Robert Kingston

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