Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Shares Down 10.3% - Should You Sell?

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) fell 10.3% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 263 ($3.54) and last traded at GBX 265.50 ($3.57). 4,765,469 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 336% from the average session volume of 1,093,784 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 296 ($3.98).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on BOWL shares. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 ($5.92) price objective on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Hollywood Bowl Group Trading Down 0.2%

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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 281.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 286.24. The firm has a market cap of £457.70 million, a PE ratio of 12.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported GBX 12.01 ($0.16) EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 15.73%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Hollywood Bowl Group news, insider Darren M. Shapland bought 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 258 ($3.47) per share, for a total transaction of £77,400 ($104,172.27). Insiders own 4.36% of the company's stock.

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.