Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL) Competitors

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GBX 286.50 -6.00 (-2.05%)
As of 06/19/2026 12:21 PM Eastern

BOWL vs. PHTM, GYM, TEG, TUNE, and CCT

Should you buy Hollywood Bowl Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hollywood Bowl Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hollywood Bowl Group include Photo-Me International (PHTM), The Gym Group (GYM), Ten Entertainment Group (TEG), Focusrite (TUNE), and The Character Group (CCT). These companies are all part of the "leisure" industry.

How does Hollywood Bowl Group compare to Photo-Me International?

Photo-Me International (LON:PHTM) and Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Hollywood Bowl Group has a consensus price target of GBX 391.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
0.00
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 Ratio
Photo-Me International£235.08M0.00N/A£0.08N/A
Hollywood Bowl Group£262.95M1.83£35.41M£19.8514.43

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 12.75% compared to Photo-Me International's net margin of 0.00%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 21.75% 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 12.75%21.75%10.35%

In the previous week, Photo-Me International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hollywood Bowl Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Photo-Me International Neutral
Hollywood Bowl Group Neutral

68.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats Photo-Me International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hollywood Bowl Group compare to The Gym Group?

The Gym Group (LON:GYM) and Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, The Gym Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hollywood Bowl Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Gym Group Neutral
Hollywood Bowl Group Neutral

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 12.75% compared to The Gym Group's net margin of 3.02%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 21.75% beat The Gym Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Gym Group3.02% 5.35% 2.31%
Hollywood Bowl Group 12.75%21.75%10.35%

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Gym Group. Hollywood Bowl Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Gym Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Gym Group£244.90M1.44-£2.09M£4.0050.75
Hollywood Bowl Group£262.95M1.83£35.41M£19.8514.43

The Gym Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 209, indicating a potential upside of 2.96%. Hollywood Bowl Group has a consensus price target of GBX 391.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than The Gym Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Gym Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

33.7% of The Gym Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of The Gym Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

The Gym Group has a beta of 0.846, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.361, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats The Gym Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hollywood Bowl Group compare to Ten Entertainment Group?

Ten Entertainment Group (LON:TEG) and Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Ten Entertainment Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hollywood Bowl Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ten Entertainment Group Neutral
Hollywood Bowl Group Neutral

83.1% of Ten Entertainment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ten Entertainment Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hollywood Bowl Group has a consensus price target of GBX 391.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than Ten Entertainment Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ten Entertainment Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ten Entertainment Group. Ten Entertainment Group 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 Ratio
Ten Entertainment Group£128.73M0.00£20.60M£0.30N/A
Hollywood Bowl Group£262.95M1.83£35.41M£19.8514.43

Ten Entertainment Group has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Hollywood Bowl Group's net margin of 12.75%. Ten Entertainment Group's return on equity of 34.45% beat Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ten Entertainment Group16.00% 34.45% 7.38%
Hollywood Bowl Group 12.75%21.75%10.35%

Ten Entertainment Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share. Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Ten Entertainment Group pays out 3,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hollywood Bowl Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ten Entertainment Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.361, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats Ten Entertainment Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hollywood Bowl Group compare to Focusrite?

Focusrite (LON:TUNE) and Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than Focusrite. Hollywood Bowl Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Focusrite, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Focusrite£168.91M0.69£11.73M£9.0022.29
Hollywood Bowl Group£262.95M1.83£35.41M£19.8514.43

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 12.75% compared to Focusrite's net margin of 3.18%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 21.75% beat Focusrite's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Focusrite3.18% 4.61% 5.84%
Hollywood Bowl Group 12.75%21.75%10.35%

Focusrite presently has a consensus target price of GBX 355, suggesting a potential upside of 76.97%. Hollywood Bowl Group has a consensus target price of GBX 391.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Focusrite's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Focusrite is more favorable than Hollywood Bowl Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Focusrite
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

30.4% of Focusrite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Focusrite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Focusrite pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Focusrite pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hollywood Bowl Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Focusrite has a beta of 1.085, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.361, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Focusrite had 1 more articles in the media than Hollywood Bowl Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Focusrite and 0 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group. Focusrite's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hollywood Bowl Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Focusrite is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Focusrite Positive
Hollywood Bowl Group Neutral

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats Focusrite on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hollywood Bowl Group compare to The Character Group?

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) and The Character Group (LON:CCT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. The Character Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Character Group pays out -67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 12.75% compared to The Character Group's net margin of -1.82%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 21.75% beat The Character Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hollywood Bowl Group12.75% 21.75% 10.35%
The Character Group -1.82%-5.25%7.61%

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Character Group. The Character Group 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 Ratio
Hollywood Bowl Group£262.95M1.83£35.41M£19.8514.43
The Character Group£95.73M0.52£5.22M-£8.90N/A

Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 0.361, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Character Group has a beta of 0.181, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

Hollywood Bowl Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 391.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.65%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than The Character Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hollywood Bowl Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
The Character Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

68.4% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of The Character Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of The Character 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.

In the previous week, Hollywood Bowl Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Character Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hollywood Bowl Group Neutral
The Character Group Neutral

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats The Character Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BOWL vs. The Competition

MetricHollywood Bowl GroupLeisure IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£480.30M£4.84B£3.90B£2.88B
Dividend Yield4.73%2.59%3.49%6.15%
P/E Ratio14.431,075.7772.44366.85
Price / Sales1.83133.39323.1086,443.26
Price / Cash7.1712.6230.8127.85
Price / Book3.233.483.348.01
Net Income£35.41M£212.68M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.82%-1.54%-0.45%0.04%
1 Month Performance11.70%1.91%0.45%1.11%
1 Year Performance15.06%6.95%0.45%72.10%

Hollywood Bowl Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BOWL
Hollywood Bowl Group
N/AGBX 286.50
-2.1%
GBX 391.50
+36.6%
+17.2%£480.30M£262.95M14.432,787
PHTM
Photo-Me International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£404.47M£235.08M1,337.501,056
GYM
The Gym Group
0.7778 of 5 stars
GBX 206
+1.0%
GBX 209
+1.5%
+36.7%£358.42M£244.90M51.501,837
TEG
Ten Entertainment Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£281.54M£128.73M1,370.001,742
TUNE
Focusrite
3.5301 of 5 stars
GBX 200
+2.6%
GBX 355
+77.5%
+9.3%£116.14M£168.91M22.22557

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This page (LON:BOWL) was last updated on 6/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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