Stephen Burns Buys 1,481 Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Stock

Key Points

• Stephen Burns bought 1,481 shares of Hollywood Bowl at GBX 243 on March 6, after selling a combined 300,343 shares in early February (158,472 at GBX 259 and 141,871 at GBX 263).
• Shares are trading around GBX 255 (down 2.3%); the company has a market cap of £425.47 million and a P/E of 12.66, and analysts hold an average Buy rating with a consensus target of GBX 400 (Berenberg target GBX 440).

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Burns acquired 1,481 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 243 per share, for a total transaction of £3,598.83.

Stephen Burns also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 6th, Stephen Burns sold 158,472 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 259, for a total value of £410,442.48.
• On Thursday, February 5th, Stephen Burns sold 141,871 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 263, for a total value of £373,120.73.

Hollywood Bowl Group Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of BOWL opened at GBX 255 on Monday. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 231.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 309. The stock has a market cap of £425.47 million, a PE ratio of 12.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.23. 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's 50-day moving average price is GBX 267 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 266.52.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 21.51 EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 13.81% and a return on equity of 22.81%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.

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