What is Zacks Research's Forecast for PLAY Q1 Earnings?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.94. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's current full-year earnings is $2.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's FY2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $45.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $27.00 to $21.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $47.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment from $33.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.00.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Up 10.4%

PLAY traded up $2.14 on Friday, reaching $22.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,263,531 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,399,554. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $15.08 and a fifty-two week high of $52.73. The company has a market capitalization of $782.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $19.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.08.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 had revenue of $534.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $548.77 million. Dave & Buster's Entertainment had a return on equity of 44.22% and a net margin of 3.88%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Dave & Buster's Entertainment

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PLAY. Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. grew its position in shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. now owns 7,441 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 632 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,407 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $537,000 after buying an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 81.3% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,974 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 442.0% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,561 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,273 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 20,618 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,479 shares in the last quarter. 91.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Company Profile

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.