Bowlero Corp. (NYSE: BOWL) stock fell -0.08% on Wednesday to $12.10 against a previous-day closing price of $12.11. With 1.86 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.77 million shares. During the session, the Leisure company that operates in wider Consumer Cyclical sector, reached to the highest price of $12.16 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $11.72. The 52-week range on BOWL shows that it touched its highest point at $17.45 and its lowest point at $8.71 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $20.28.
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Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of BOWL was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -13.94%, but this was down by -19.06% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -19.33% while six-month performance fell -7.07%. The stock gained 12.14% in the past year, while it has lost -10.24% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BOWL yields -0.33 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.59. For the next quarter, that number is 0.02. This implies an EPS growth rate of 70.20% for this year and 510.00% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 165.70 million BOWL shares are outstanding with a float of 101.07 million shares on hand for trading. On Apr 27, 2023, short shares totaled 12.46 million, which was 7.30% higher than short shares on Mar 30, 2023. In addition to Mr. Thomas F. Shannon as the firm’s Chairman & CEO, Mr. Brett I. Parker serves as its Vice-Chairman, Pres, Sec. & Treasurer.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 98.94% of BOWL’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have majority control over the company. Other institutions hold 91.55% of BOWL, in contrast to 63.60% held by mutual funds. Shares owned by individuals account for 19.94%. As the largest shareholder in BOWL with 57.86% of the stake, Atairos Management LP holds 63,484,324 shares worth 63,484,324. A second-largest stockholder of BOWL, Fidelity Management & Research Co, holds 7,995,744 shares, controlling over 7.29% of the firm’s shares. Columbia Management Investment Ad is the third largest shareholder in BOWL, holding 3,866,961 shares or 3.52% stake. With a 2.61% stake in BOWL, the Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund is the largest stakeholder. A total of 2,863,111 shares are owned by the mutual fund manager. The Fidelity Value Fund, which owns about 2.49% of BOWL stock, is the second-largest Mutual Fund holder. It holds 2,728,100 shares valued at 39.91 million. Fidelity VIP – Mid Cap Portfolio holds 1.40% of the stake in BOWL, owning 1,539,800 shares worth 22.53 million.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on Apr 01, 2023, BOWL reported revenue of $267.72M and operating income of $45.82M. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was $74.02M and diluted EPS was -$0.13.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for BOWL since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential. With BOWL analysts setting a high price target of $25.00 and a low target of $17.00, the average target price over the next 12 months is $20.72. Based on these targets, BOWL could surge 106.61% to reach the target high and rise by 40.5% to reach the target low. Reaching the average price target will result in a growth of 71.24% from current levels.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy.
Summary of Insider Activity:
Insiders traded BOWL stock several times over the past three months with 4 Buys and 14 Sells. In these transactions, 4,908,345 shares were bought while 5,635,546 shares were sold. The number of buy transactions has increased to 18 while that of sell transactions has risen to 37 over the past year. The total number of shares bought during that period was 4,974,057 while 7,766,811 shares were sold.
