Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PLAY or MAIN?

91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Main Street Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Main Street Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PLAY or MAIN?

In the previous week, Main Street Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Main Street Capital and 8 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Main Street Capital's score of 0.49 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Main Street Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLAY or MAIN?

Main Street Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Main Street Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dave & Buster's Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	$2.21B	0.89	$126.90M	$2.81	17.39
Main Street Capital	$500.39M	8.26	$428.45M	$5.48	8.80

Is PLAY or MAIN more profitable?

Main Street Capital has a net margin of 89.11% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 5.76%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 53.96% beat Main Street Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	5.76%	53.96%	4.12%
Main Street Capital	89.11%	14.83%	7.88%

Do analysts recommend PLAY or MAIN?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $69.21, suggesting a potential upside of 41.63%. Main Street Capital has a consensus target price of $47.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.15%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Main Street Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Main Street Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, PLAY or MAIN?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Main Street Capital has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLAY or MAIN?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment received 119 more outperform votes than Main Street Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Main Street Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	Outperform Votes 519 67.58%	Underperform Votes 249 32.42%
Main Street Capital	Outperform Votes 400 56.90%	Underperform Votes 303 43.10%

Is PLAY or MAIN a better dividend stock?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Main Street Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Main Street Capital pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Main Street Capital on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.