Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Stock Price Down 3.3% - Time to Sell?

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 3.3% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 295 ($3.97) and last traded at GBX 296 ($3.98). Approximately 499,690 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 53% from the average daily volume of 1,057,431 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 306 ($4.12).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on BOWL shares. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 ($5.92) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Performance

The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 281.09 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 286.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 0.95. The company has a market capitalization of £457.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Darren M. Shapland acquired 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 ($104,144.24). Corporate insiders own 4.36% of the company's stock.

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.