Key Points
- Insider trade: Director Stephen Burns bought 1,481 shares at GBX 243 on March 6 (£3,598.83) after selling large blocks on Feb 5–6 (141,871 shares at GBX 263 and 158,472 shares at GBX 259), indicating mixed insider activity.
- Analyst and valuation backdrop: The stock trades near GBX 255 with a consensus Buy and an average target of GBX 400 (Berenberg GBX 440), while fundamentals show a P/E of 12.7, ROE 22.8% but a high debt-to-equity ratio of 155.9 and a low current ratio of 0.61.
Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Burns bought 1,481 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average price 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 Stock Performance
Shares of BOWL opened at GBX 255.50 on Tuesday. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 231.50 and a 52-week high of GBX 309. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 266.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 266.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 155.86, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 0.61. The stock has a market capitalization of £426.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.23.
Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 21.51 earnings per share for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 22.81% and a net margin of 13.81%. Research analysts forecast that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 400.
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About Hollywood Bowl Group
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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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