Melanie Dickinson Purchases 2,222 Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Stock

Key Points

• Melanie Dickinson purchased 2,222 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group at GBX 243 on March 6 (≈£5,399.46) and had previously sold 36,700 shares on Feb 5 at GBX 263 (≈£96,521).
• BOWL opened at GBX 255 (down 2.3%), trading below its 50- and 200-day moving averages (~GBX 267) with a market cap of £425.47m and a 12‑month range of GBX 231.50–309.
• Analysts' consensus is a Buy with an average target of GBX 400 and Berenberg assigning a GBX 440 target; the shares trade at a P/E of 12.66 and PEG of 0.87.

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Melanie Dickinson acquired 2,222 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 243 per share, for a total transaction of £5,399.46.

Melanie Dickinson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 5th, Melanie Dickinson sold 36,700 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 263, for a total value of £96,521.

Hollywood Bowl Group Trading Down 2.3%

BOWL stock opened at GBX 255 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £425.47 million, a P/E ratio of 12.66, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.23. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 231.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 309. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 267 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 266.52.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 21.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 22.81% and a net margin of 13.81%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 400.

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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