Hollywood Bowl Group plc (BOWL) To Go Ex-Dividend on January 30th

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LON:BOWL) announced a dividend on Wednesday, December 17th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be given a dividend of GBX 8.08 ($0.10) per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. This is an increase from Hollywood Bowl Group’s previous dividend of $3.98. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Hollywood Bowl Group Stock Performance

LON BOWL opened at GBX 286.01 ($3.56) on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.91. The company has a market capitalization of £492.17 million, a PE ratio of 1,430.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 304.22 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 313.36. Hollywood Bowl Group has a twelve month low of GBX 272.29 ($3.39) and a twelve month high of GBX 355 ($4.42).

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The company reported GBX 18.82 ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hollywood Bowl Group had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 24.25%. On average, research analysts predict that Hollywood Bowl Group will post 22.5511696 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Hollywood Bowl Group

In related news, insider Stephen Burns bought 13,210 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 300 ($3.73) per share, for a total transaction of £39,630 ($49,309.44). Also, insider Peter Boddy purchased 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 320 ($3.98) per share, for a total transaction of £320,000 ($398,158.52). Over the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 155,210 shares of company stock valued at $48,539,000. Insiders own 4.36% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BOWL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 420 ($5.23) target price on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Hollywood Bowl Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th.

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.