Ivan Schofield Acquires 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 the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 273 ($3.44) per share, with a total value of £102,375 ($128,822.20).

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 stock was bought at an average price of GBX 277 ($3.49) per share, for a total transaction of £78,391 ($98,642.25).

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of BOWL stock traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 269 ($3.38). 432,134 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 905,992. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 268 ($3.37) and a 1 year high of GBX 355 ($4.47). The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 287.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 307.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 143.39. The firm has a market cap of £464.61 million, a PE ratio of 13.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last posted 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 return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 15.73%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current year.

Hollywood Bowl Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. Hollywood Bowl Group’s dividend payout ratio is 63.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BOWL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 420 ($5.29) price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Thursday, November 28th.

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.