Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Insider Acquires £17,319 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Ivan Schofield purchased 6,900 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group at an average price of GBX 251 ($3.38), totaling approximately £17,319 ($23,290.75).
• The company has a market capitalization of £436.98 million and reported a 12.01 GBX earnings per share with a return on equity of 23.23% for the last quarter.
• Brokerages such as Shore Capital and Berenberg Bank have given Hollywood Bowl Group a "buy" rating with price targets of GBX 340 ($4.57) and GBX 440 ($5.92), respectively.

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Ivan Schofield purchased 6,900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 251 ($3.38) per share, with a total value of £17,319 ($23,293.88).

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

• On Wednesday, August 6th, Ivan Schofield bought 23,000 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 244 ($3.28) per share, with a total value of £56,120 ($75,480.83).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Up 1.8%

Hollywood Bowl Group stock traded up GBX 4.50 ($0.06) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 257.50 ($3.46). The company's stock had a trading volume of 992,073 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,124,082. The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 248.79 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 266.40. The company has a market cap of £444.75 million, a PE ratio of 12.61, 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 plc has a 52-week low of GBX 231.50 ($3.11) and a 52-week high of GBX 343.50 ($4.62).

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) earnings per share (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 year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on BOWL. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 ($5.92) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 340 ($4.57) price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Monday, July 28th.

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.