Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Insider Buys £78,391 in Stock

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Ivan Schofield bought 28,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 277 ($3.46) per share, with a total value of £78,391 ($98,001.00).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Performance

BOWL opened at GBX 280.05 ($3.50) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.91, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.24. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 299.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 311.32. The firm has a market capitalization of £481.92 million, a PE ratio of 1,400.27, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 270 ($3.38) and a 52-week high of GBX 355 ($4.44).

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 24.25%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be paid a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. Hollywood Bowl Group’s payout ratio is currently 6,500.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BOWL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.25) price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Thursday, November 28th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Hollywood Bowl Group Company Profile

Hollywood Bowl Group plc is a leading international leisure operator of ten-pin bowling and mini-golf centres, bringing families and friends together for affordable fun and safe, healthy competition.

Our unique purpose-led culture and proven investment-led strategy are enabling us to capitalise on the significant growth opportunities in the markets we operate in, and achieve strong returns on capital invested.

We are market leader in the UK and Canada, and one of the largest operators of ten-pin bowling centres in the world.