Insider Selling: Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) Insider Sells 158,472 Shares of Stock

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) insider Stephen Burns sold 158,472 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 259, for a total transaction of £410,442.48.

Stephen Burns also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 5th, Stephen Burns sold 141,871 shares of Hollywood Bowl Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 263, for a total transaction of £373,120.73.

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of LON BOWL traded up GBX 2 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 266. The company had a trading volume of 528,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,584,499. 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 50-day simple moving average of GBX 273.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 265.38. The company has a market capitalization of £443.83 million, a PE ratio of 13.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. Hollywood Bowl Group plc has a one year low of GBX 231.50 and a one year high of GBX 309.

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 16th. The company reported GBX 21.51 EPS for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a return on equity of 23.23% and a net margin of 15.73%. On average, equities analysts expect that Hollywood Bowl Group plc will post 22.5511696 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Shore Capital Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 440 price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a report on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 420 price target on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 400.

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.