Ivan Schofield Purchases 37,500 Shares of Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) Stock

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Ivan Schofield bought 37,500 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 273 ($3.45) per share, for a total transaction of £102,375 ($129,343.02).

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

• On Monday, February 3rd, Ivan Schofield bought 28,300 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 277 ($3.50) per share, with a total value of £78,391 ($99,041.06).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON:BOWL opened at GBX 276 ($3.49) on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 285.09 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 307.30. The firm has a market cap of £476.70 million, a PE ratio of 13.51, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 plc has a twelve month low of GBX 268 ($3.39) and a twelve month high of GBX 355 ($4.49).

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last announced its 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, equities research analysts predict 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 issued a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. This represents a yield of 2.42%. Hollywood Bowl Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.64%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on BOWL. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.31) price objective on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday.

About Hollywood Bowl Group

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.