Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Insider Ivan Schofield Buys 28,300 Shares

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Ivan Schofield bought 28,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 277 ($3.40) per share, for a total transaction of £78,391 ($96,315.27).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Down 1.1 %

LON BOWL traded down GBX 3 ($0.04) on Monday, reaching GBX 278 ($3.42). The company had a trading volume of 272,818 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,073,409. The stock has a market capitalization of £478.38 million, a P/E ratio of 1,390.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 301.53 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 312.15. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 270 ($3.32) and a 52-week high of GBX 355 ($4.36). The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.91.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.23) EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 15.71%. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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 disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be paid a GBX 8.08 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. Hollywood Bowl Group’s dividend payout ratio is 6,500.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.16) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday, November 28th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday.

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.