Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. We operate a high-quality, well-invested estate with diverse revenue streams and multiple levers to drive further growth. The Group operates more than 80 centres, each equipped with state of the art bowling lanes (or mini-golf courses), a licensed bar, a diner and an amusements zone featuring the latest games designed to keep everyone entertained. Through our customer focus and insight-led service, product and technological innovation, we are on a mission to continually enhance our customers’ experience of the inclusive competitive socialising activities of ten-pin bowling and indoor mini-golf. Find out more at www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 283.50 to 289
• 50-Day Range: 277 to 340
• 52-Week Range: 272.29 to 355
• Volume: 194,657 shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £487.85 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,417.50
• Dividend Yield: 4.59%
• Price Target: GBX 420
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hollywood Bowl Group scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hollywood Bowl Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hollywood Bowl Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hollywood Bowl Group is 1,417.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hollywood Bowl Group is 1,417.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 335.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hollywood Bowl Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hollywood Bowl Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BOWL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hollywood Bowl Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hollywood Bowl Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hollywood Bowl Group is 6,500.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BOWL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.44

News Sentiment

Hollywood Bowl Group has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.31 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Hollywood Bowl Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for BOWL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Hollywood Bowl Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hollywood Bowl Group insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £485,390 in company stock and sold £498,000 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.36% of the stock of Hollywood Bowl Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.89% of the stock of Hollywood Bowl Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BOWL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BOWL shares performed this year?

Hollywood Bowl Group's stock was trading at GBX 298.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BOWL shares have decreased by 5.0% and is now trading at GBX 283.50.
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How do I buy shares of Hollywood Bowl Group?

Shares of BOWL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hollywood Bowl Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hollywood Bowl Group investors own include boohoo group (BOO), The Gym Group (GYM), Cineworld Group (CINE), NovelStem International (HOLL), (KOG) (KOG), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Marston's (MARS).

Company Calendar

• Today: 1/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend: 1/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Leisure
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BOWL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com
• Phone: +44-1442-840200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,787
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,428.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.67
• P/E Growth: 0.87
• Net Income: £35.20 million
• Net Margins: 15.71%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 24.25%
• Return on Assets: 10.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 135.91
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £224.02 million
• Price / Sales: 2.20
• Cash Flow: GBX 39.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.17
• Book Value: GBX 88 per share
• Price / Book: 3.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,080,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £491.80 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.26