B. Riley Comments on Bowlero’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:BOWL)

Bowlero Corp. (NYSE:BOWL) – Investment analysts at B. Riley lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Bowlero in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now anticipates that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($0.03). B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bowlero’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Bowlero’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 target price on shares of Bowlero in a report on Monday, September 30th. Piper Sandler started coverage on Bowlero in a report on Monday, October 28th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Bowlero to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Bowlero from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bowlero presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.88.

Bowlero Trading Up 0.9 %

BOWL stock opened at $11.72 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $11.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.17. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of -19.21 and a beta of 0.62. Bowlero has a 1 year low of $8.85 and a 1 year high of $15.47.

Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $260.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $249.42 million. Bowlero had a negative return on equity of 34.55% and a negative net margin of 6.63%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bowlero

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BOWL. Champlain Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Bowlero by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,817,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,597,000 after purchasing an additional 275,525 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its stake in Bowlero by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,646,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,004,000 after purchasing an additional 205,902 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Bowlero by 101.5% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 363,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,271,000 after purchasing an additional 183,252 shares during the last quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new stake in Bowlero in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,648,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in Bowlero by 201.2% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 82,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 164,603 shares during the last quarter. 68.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Bowlero Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a $0.055 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. Bowlero’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -36.06%.

Bowlero Company Profile

Bowlero Corp. operates bowling entertainment centers under the AMF, Bowlmor Lanes, and Bowlero brand names. The company also provides hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. It operates bowling centers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.