Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d)" rating restated by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.
PLAY has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $27.00 to $22.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $35.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $31.33.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Performance
PLAY traded down $0.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.63. The stock had a trading volume of 949,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,917,489. The firm has a market cap of $611.23 million, a PE ratio of 51.85 and a beta of 1.97. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a 12 month low of $15.08 and a 12 month high of $43.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.94.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The restaurant operator reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.92 by ($0.60). The firm had revenue of $557.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $565.43 million. Dave & Buster's Entertainment had a return on equity of 29.24% and a net margin of 0.46%.The business's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. Analysts expect that Dave & Buster's Entertainment will post 2.52 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Tarun Lal bought 8,060 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $31.26 per share, with a total value of $251,955.60. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $251,955.60. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.02% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dave & Buster's Entertainment
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 442.0% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,561 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Dave & Buster's Entertainment during the second quarter worth $37,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 1,427.5% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,277 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 3,997 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 3,974.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,360 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 4,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in Dave & Buster's Entertainment during the first quarter worth $139,000. 91.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Dave & Buster's Entertainment
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Dave & 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.
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