Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.76 to $22.99
• 50-Day Range: $16.06 to $22.67
• 52-Week Range: $15.08 to $52.73
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $763.44 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.95
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 212 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dave & 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 Coverage

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 10.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 10.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 3.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.71% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 9.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 46.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.53

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.71% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 9.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.02% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.45% 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.

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 beginning of 2025. Since then, PLAY stock has decreased by 24.3% and is now trading at $22.11.
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How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 7th. The restaurant operator reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was down 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.21%), Eminence Capital LP (8.42%), Clearline Capital LP (3.91%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.77%). 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, Tony Wehner, Steve Klohn, Les Lehner, Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose and Randall L Jones.
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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 Earnings: 4/07/2025
• Today: 5/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLAY
• CIK: 1525769
• Web: www.daveandbusters.com
• Phone: 214-357-9588
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 23,258
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $33.00
• High Stock Price Target: $56.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.77
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $126.90 million
• Net Margins: 3.88%
• Pretax Margin: 5.05%
• Return on Equity: 44.22%
• Return on Assets: 3.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.38
• Current Ratio: 0.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: $8.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.65
• Book Value: $6.25 per share
• Price / Book: 3.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,529,000
• Free Float: 37,887,000
• Market Cap: $763.44 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.94