Ivan Schofield Purchases 23,000 Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Stock

Key Points

• Insider Ivan Schofield acquired 23,000 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group plc at an average price of GBX 244, totaling £56,120.
• The stock recently traded up to GBX 250 and has a market capitalization of £431.79 million with a P/E ratio of 12.24.
• Analysts maintain a positive outlook with buy ratings and target prices ranging from GBX 340 to GBX 440 for the stock.

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Ivan Schofield bought 23,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 244 ($3.28) per share, for a total transaction of £56,120 ($75,480.83).

Ivan Schofield also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 7th, Ivan Schofield bought 6,900 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 251 ($3.38) per share, for a total transaction of £17,319 ($23,293.88).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Up 1.8%

BOWL traded up GBX 4.50 ($0.06) on Friday, reaching GBX 257.50 ($3.46). 992,073 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,124,082. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 248.79 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 266.51. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 231.50 ($3.11) and a 52-week high of GBX 343.50 ($4.62). The company has a market cap of £444.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.61, a PEG 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported GBX 12.01 ($0.16) EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.73% and a return on equity of 23.23%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on BOWL shares. Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 340 ($4.57) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Monday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 440 ($5.92) price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

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.