Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Stock Price Up 1.8% - Here's What Happened

Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) rose 1.8% on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 254.50 ($3.42) and last traded at GBX 249 ($3.35). Approximately 997,177 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 1,142,587 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 244.50 ($3.29).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BOWL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 440 ($5.92) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Thursday, May 29th.

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 278.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 279.94. The company has a market capitalization of £430.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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