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

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$25.69 +0.53 (+2.11%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$25.24 -0.45 (-1.77%)
As of 08/7/2025 07:16 PM Eastern
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About Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock (NASDAQ:PLAY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.90
$25.71
50-Day Range
$21.68
$34.18
52-Week Range
$15.08
$43.73
Volume
663,815 shs
Average Volume
867,848 shs
Market Capitalization
$888.36 million
P/E Ratio
25.44
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$33.83
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

PLAY MarketRank™: 

Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 25.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 25.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.20.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 6.78. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.37% 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 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 2.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    18.37% 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 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 2.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.85. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -77% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -93% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have bought 29.56% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $251,956.00 in company stock and sold $194,477.00 in 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.

  • Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's insider trading history.
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PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $29.19 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLAY stock has decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at $25.69.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.20. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. (0.22%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Easterly Investment Partners LLC (0.09%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Path D Fund Lp Hill, Christopher Daniel Morris, Christopher Daniel Morris, Kevin M Sheehan, Michael Quartieri, John Mulleady, Darin Harper, Darin Harper, Michael J Griffith, Tony Wehner, Steve Klohn, Les Lehner, Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose, Tarun Lal and Randall L Jones.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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
6/10/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/09/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
Sub-Industry
Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLAY
CIK
1525769
Employees
23,420
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$46.00
Low Price Target
$29.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.01
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.44
Forward P/E Ratio
10.19
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$58.30 million
Net Margins
1.83%
Pretax Margin
2.08%
Return on Equity
40.67%
Return on Assets
2.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
10.69
Current Ratio
0.26
Quick Ratio
0.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.13 billion
Price / Sales
0.42
Cash Flow
$8.56 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.00
Book Value
$3.79 per share
Price / Book
6.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,580,000
Free Float
33,878,000
Market Cap
$888.36 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.14

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This page (NASDAQ:PLAY) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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