B. Riley Comments on Bowlero’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:BOWL)

Bowlero Corp. (NYSE:BOWL) – Equities researchers at B. Riley increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bowlero in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now anticipates that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.03). B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bowlero’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Bowlero’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on BOWL. Piper Sandler started coverage on Bowlero in a report on Monday, October 28th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 target price on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Bowlero in a report on Monday, September 30th. Royal Bank of Canada raised Bowlero to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Bowlero from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.88.

Bowlero Price Performance

Shares of BOWL opened at $11.72 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.21 and a beta of 0.62. Bowlero has a one year low of $8.85 and a one year high of $15.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.17.

Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.30. The business had revenue of $260.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $249.42 million. Bowlero had a negative return on equity of 34.55% and a negative net margin of 6.63%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of Bowlero by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,646,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,004,000 after purchasing an additional 205,902 shares during the period. Champlain Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Bowlero by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,817,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,597,000 after buying an additional 275,525 shares in the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Bowlero by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 1,290,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,698,000 after buying an additional 32,076 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Bowlero by 101.5% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 363,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,271,000 after buying an additional 183,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bowlero in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,648,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.11% of the company’s stock.

Bowlero Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a $0.055 dividend. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. Bowlero’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -36.06%.

Bowlero Company Profile

Bowlero Corp. operates bowling entertainment centers under the AMF, Bowlmor Lanes, and Bowlero brand names. The company also provides hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. It operates bowling centers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.