Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL) Competitors GBX 250.19 +1.19 (+0.48%) As of 09/12/2025 12:24 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BOWL vs. PHTM, TEG, GYM, TUNE, CCT, ESC, GOAL, XPF, TND, and PIERShould you be buying Hollywood Bowl Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hollywood Bowl Group include Photo-Me International (PHTM), Ten Entertainment Group (TEG), The Gym Group (GYM), Focusrite (TUNE), The Character Group (CCT), Escape Hunt (ESC), Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL), XP Factory (XPF), Tandem Group (TND), and The Brighton Pier Group (PIER). These companies are all part of the "leisure" industry. Hollywood Bowl Group vs. Its Competitors Photo-Me International Ten Entertainment Group The Gym Group Focusrite The Character Group Escape Hunt Goals Soccer Centres XP Factory Tandem Group The Brighton Pier Group Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) and Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in PHTM or BOWL? 62.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PHTM or BOWL? Hollywood Bowl Group has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 55.88%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than Photo-Me International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Photo-Me International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Hollywood Bowl Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PHTM or BOWL more profitable? Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Photo-Me International's net margin of 0.00%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 23.23% beat Photo-Me International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Photo-Me InternationalN/A N/A N/A Hollywood Bowl Group 15.73%23.23%10.35% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PHTM or BOWL? Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than Photo-Me International. Photo-Me International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hollywood Bowl Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhoto-Me International£235.08M0.00N/A£0.08N/AHollywood Bowl Group£240.46M1.74£35.41M£0.171,511.70 Does the media favor PHTM or BOWL? In the previous week, Hollywood Bowl Group had 4 more articles in the media than Photo-Me International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group and 0 mentions for Photo-Me International. Hollywood Bowl Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Photo-Me International's score of 0.00 indicating that Hollywood Bowl Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Photo-Me International Neutral Hollywood Bowl Group Positive SummaryHollywood Bowl Group beats Photo-Me International on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hollywood Bowl Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOWL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BOWL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BOWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHollywood Bowl GroupLeisure IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£418.45M£6.64B£3.92B£2.59BDividend Yield4.86%4.33%3.53%5.30%P/E Ratio1,511.701,646.37518.465,410.94Price / Sales1.74114.84251.4496,691.90Price / Cash7.1712.6231.1627.93Price / Book2.822.793.567.77Net Income£35.41M£212.68M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance1.09%-0.13%-0.04%6.51%1 Month Performance-1.50%0.91%0.41%55.94%1 Year Performance-20.58%279.62%35.43%147.85% Hollywood Bowl Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOWLHollywood Bowl Group3.8251 of 5 starsGBX 250.19+0.5%GBX 390+55.9%-20.7%£418.45M£240.46M1,511.702,787Dividend IncreaseGap UpPHTMPhoto-Me InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A£404.47M£235.08M1,337.501,056TEGTen Entertainment GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£281.54M£128.73M1,370.001,742GYMThe Gym Group2.0553 of 5 starsGBX 139.970.0%GBX 190+35.7%-5.0%£247.54M£226.30M5,832.001,837News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTUNEFocusrite2.3074 of 5 starsGBX 165+1.5%GBX 355+115.2%-45.7%£96.73M£162.55M4,852.94557News CoverageCCTThe Character GroupN/AGBX 291-4.9%N/A+1.9%£52.54M£118.82M987.781,540Dividend IncreaseESCEscape HuntN/AN/AN/AN/A£45.26M£2.53M-4.37146News CoverageGap UpGOALGoals Soccer CentresN/AN/AN/AN/A£20.46M£31.85M5.55691XPFXP FactoryN/AGBX 9.92-0.8%N/A-8.7%£17.38M£44.57M-3,815.38716Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTNDTandem GroupN/AGBX 196.57-0.2%N/A+15.3%£10.85M£24.62M-17,870.0072PIERThe Brighton Pier GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.29M£32.47M-1.13684Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Photo-Me International Alternatives Ten Entertainment Group Alternatives The Gym Group Alternatives Focusrite Alternatives The Character Group Alternatives Escape Hunt Alternatives Goals Soccer Centres Alternatives XP Factory Alternatives Tandem Group Alternatives The Brighton Pier Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BOWL) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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