Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Insider Acquires £77,400 in Stock

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Darren M. Shapland bought 30,000 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 258 ($3.34) per share, with a total value of £77,400 ($100,116.41).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of BOWL stock opened at GBX 261 ($3.38) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £450.79 million, a P/E ratio of 12.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 246.50 ($3.19) and a 12 month high of GBX 355 ($4.59). The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 274.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 302.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39.

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 for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.73% and a return on equity of 23.23%. On average, research analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current year.

Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were given a GBX 8.08 ($0.10) dividend. This is a positive change from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. Hollywood Bowl Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on BOWL shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.43) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Thursday, November 28th.

About Hollywood Bowl Group

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.