Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Insider Buys £102,375 in Stock

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) insider Ivan Schofield purchased 37,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 273 ($3.45) per share, with a total value of £102,375 ($129,196.11).

Ivan Schofield also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 3rd, Ivan Schofield purchased 28,300 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 277 ($3.50) per share, with a total value of £78,391 ($98,928.57).

Hollywood Bowl Group Price Performance

Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 278 ($3.51). The company's stock had a trading volume of 613,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 887,556. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 283.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 307.04. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 268 ($3.38) and a 12-month high of GBX 355 ($4.48). The company has a market cap of £480.16 million, a PE ratio of 13.61, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. 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 (LON:BOWL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.24) EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 15.73%. Analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, January 30th were given a GBX 8.08 ($0.10) dividend. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group's previous dividend of $3.98. This represents a dividend 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 Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.30) price objective on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Thursday, November 28th.

Hollywood Bowl Group Company Profile

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.