Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) Trading Down 5.3% – Time to Sell?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCKGet Free Report) shares fell 5.3% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $7.94 and last traded at $7.73. 5,300 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 96% from the average session volume of 148,618 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.16.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on LUCK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Lucky Strike Entertainment from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $8.00 to $6.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Craig Hallum lowered Lucky Strike Entertainment from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.50 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $12.00 price objective on Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $9.00 price objective on Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.69.

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Lucky Strike Entertainment Stock Down 6.1%

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.30. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.18 and a beta of 0.60.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCKGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $342.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $353.77 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Lucky Strike Entertainment will post -0.15 EPS for the current year.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Lucky Strike Entertainment’s payout ratio is presently -38.71%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Lev Ekster sold 3,000 shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.47, for a total value of $25,410.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 64,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $544,587.12. This trade represents a 4.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 84.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lucky Strike Entertainment

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at $74,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in the second quarter valued at $94,000. Jain Global LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in the third quarter valued at $121,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in the third quarter valued at $123,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in the second quarter valued at $114,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.11% of the company’s stock.

About Lucky Strike Entertainment

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Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.

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