NASDAQ:PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $19.29 +0.57 (+3.04%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.34 +0.05 (+0.23%) As of 05/2/2025 07:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock (NASDAQ:PLAY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get PLAY alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$18.83▼$19.6850-Day Range$16.06▼$22.5452-Week Range$15.08▼$57.10Volume734,805 shsAverage Volume1.48 million shsMarket Capitalization$665.79 millionP/E Ratio9.55Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$33.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewDave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.Read More… Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScorePLAY MarketRank™: Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingDave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageDave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.73% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 8.73% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.74 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 9.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 9.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.39.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted22.65% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 11.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldDave & Buster's Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthDave & Buster's Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 46.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Dave & Buster's Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.36% next year. This indicates that Dave & Buster's Entertainment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.8 / 5Environmental Score-2.53 Percentage of Shares Shorted22.65% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 11.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.66 News SentimentDave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 9 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.45% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's insider trading history. Receive PLAY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PLAY Stock News HeadlinesDave & Buster’s Stock: A Short-Squeeze PLAY for Q2Dave & Buster's turnaround efforts begin to gain traction and could spark a short-squeeze in Q2. Analysts see this stock advancing at least 30%.April 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comDave & Buster's Announces Board of Directors TransitionsMay 2 at 8:00 AM | globenewswire.comTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.May 4, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)New entertainment venue to open soon at Mayfaire in Wilmington. Here's what to expectMay 1 at 5:17 AM | msn.comIllinois bill seeks to end ‘unregulated gambling' at Dave & BustersMay 1 at 12:17 AM | msn.comCar show with music, food and activities outside the Winston-Salem Dave & Buster's on SaturdayApril 30, 2025 | msn.comInsider Stock Buying Reaches US$3.28m On Dave & Buster's EntertainmentApril 29, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com3 Reasons to Sell PLAY and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadApril 22, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PLAY shares performed this year? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $29.19 at the start of the year. Since then, PLAY shares have decreased by 33.9% and is now trading at $19.29. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter? Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 7th. The restaurant operator reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.62%), IMC Chicago LLC and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Path D Fund Lp Hill, Christopher Daniel Morris, Christopher Daniel Morris, Kevin M Sheehan, John Mulleady, Michael Quartieri, Darin Harper, Darin Harper, Michael J Griffith, Brandon Charles Coleman III, Tony Wehner, Steve Klohn, Les Lehner, Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose and Randall L Jones. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment? Shares of PLAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dave & Buster's Entertainment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/07/2025Today5/03/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/11/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLAY CIK1525769 Webwww.daveandbusters.com Phone214-357-9588Fax302-636-5454Employees23,258Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$33.00 High Stock Price Target$56.00 Low Stock Price Target$21.00 Potential Upside/Downside+71.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.38 Trailing P/E Ratio9.55 Forward P/E Ratio7.65 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$126.90 million Net Margins3.88% Pretax Margin5.05% Return on Equity44.22% Return on Assets3.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio6.38 Current Ratio0.29 Quick Ratio0.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.13 billion Price / Sales0.31 Cash Flow$7.28 per share Price / Cash Flow2.65 Book Value$6.25 per share Price / Book3.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares34,515,000Free Float37,887,000Market Cap$665.79 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.94 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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