Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Darren M. Shapland acquired 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 258 ($3.35) per share, for a total transaction of £77,400 ($100,376.09).
Hollywood Bowl Group Trading Up 0.2 %
Shares of BOWL stock opened at GBX 257 ($3.33) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £443.88 million, a P/E ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 246.50 ($3.20) and a 1 year high of GBX 355 ($4.60). The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 276.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 302.65.
Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 15.73%. On average, research analysts predict that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were given a GBX 8.08 ($0.10) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. This is a boost from Hollywood Bowl Group's previous dividend of $3.98. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. Hollywood Bowl Group's payout ratio is presently 63.64%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BOWL shares. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.45) price objective on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Thursday, November 28th.
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About Hollywood Bowl Group
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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.
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