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

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Ivan Schofield acquired 28,300 shares of the business’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 Trading Up 0.7 %

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

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 24.25%. On average, analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current 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 issued a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This is a boost from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. Hollywood Bowl Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6,500.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on BOWL. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.25) price objective on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Thursday, November 28th.

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.