Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Darren M. Shapland acquired 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 258 ($3.34) per share, with a total value of £77,400 ($100,116.41).
Hollywood Bowl Group Price Performance
Shares of LON BOWL traded up GBX 4 ($0.05) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 261 ($3.38). The company's stock had a trading volume of 182,660 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,188,011. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 0.95. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 246.50 ($3.19) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 355 ($4.59). The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 274.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 302.01. The company has a market cap of £450.79 million, a P/E ratio of 12.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26.
Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.73% and a return on equity of 23.23%. On average, analysts forecast that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th were given a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group's previous dividend of $3.98. This represents a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 30th. Hollywood Bowl Group's payout ratio is currently 63.64%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.43) price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday, November 28th.
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Hollywood Bowl Group Company Profile
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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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