NASDAQ:PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Forecast, Price & News $37.98 -0.39 (-1.02%) (As of 06/9/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$37.47▼$38.5750-Day Range$31.92▼$39.9152-Week Range$29.60▼$45.51Volume1.65 million shsAverage Volume1.52 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.63 billionP/E Ratio13.19Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$47.71 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Dave & Buster's Entertainment MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.71 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside25.6% Upside$47.71 Price TargetShort InterestBearish10.61% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-2.53Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.92Based on 40 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$262,500 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth19.42%From $3.45 to $4.12 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.47 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector54th out of 208 stocksEating Places Industry11th out of 43 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingDave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $47.71, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a forecasted upside of 25.6% from its current price of $37.98.Amount of Analyst CoverageDave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted10.61% 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 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 10.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength 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. Previous Next 0.8 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreDave & Buster's Entertainment has received a -61.91% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Dave & Buster's in category "Physical diseases" seems to be driven mostly by its "Beer", "Arcade games", and "Soft drinks" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Dave & Buster's Entertainment is -2.53. Previous Next 3.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentDave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest14 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 4 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have sold 1,404.30% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $17,450.00 in company stock and sold $262,500.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.21% 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. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 19.42% in the coming year, from $3.45 to $4.12 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 13.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.57.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 13.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 33.97.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 4.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) StockDave & 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 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 HeadlinesJune 7, 2023 | marketbeat.comThe Dave & Buster's Rebound Is Still In PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment is cooking up a rebound that could serve up double-digit gains for patient investors; the institutions are buying heavily.June 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comTruist Financial Raises Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Price Target to $63.00June 10, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467%Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,476% Whenever the military develops a breakthrough technology, timely investors could see groundbreaking returns. General Dynamics returned 8,990%... Boeing soared 4,238%... L3Harris shot up 1,628%...June 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBMO Capital Markets Boosts Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Price Target to $60.00June 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comDave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) Forecasted to Post Q2 2024 Earnings of $1.13 Per ShareJune 9, 2023 | news.yahoo.comDave & Buster’s to pay $275K over meal break, child labor violations at Mass. locations, AG saysJune 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Dave & Buster's Stock Jumped This WeekJune 9, 2023 | yahoo.comDave & Buster’s scopes out possible location in Folsom’s Palladio Shopping CenterJune 10, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,467%Laser breakthrough could send stock soaring 2,476% Whenever the military develops a breakthrough technology, timely investors could see groundbreaking returns. General Dynamics returned 8,990%... Boeing soared 4,238%... L3Harris shot up 1,628%...June 9, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comDave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Shares Gap Up Following Strong EarningsJune 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comDave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Issues Earnings ResultsJune 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comDave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.19 EPSJune 7, 2023 | marketwatch.comDave & Buster's Shares Jump 25% After 1Q ResultsJune 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster's (PLAY) to Boost Presence in India & AustraliaJune 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster's (PLAY) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat EstimatesJune 7, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deDave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.: Dave & Buster's to open 20 stores in India and AustraliaJune 7, 2023 | wsj.comStocks to Watch Wednesday: Coinbase, Campbell Soup, Dave & Buster'sJune 7, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comDave & Buster's Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss StreetJune 7, 2023 | msn.comDave & Buster's Posts Mixed Q1 Results, Plans To Open 20 Stores In India And AustraliaJune 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster’s to open 20 stores in India and AustraliaJune 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster's (PLAY) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus EstimatesJune 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptJune 6, 2023 | msn.comOptions Volume Suggests Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) May Rebound in RelevancyJune 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster’s Reports Record First Quarter 2023 Financial Results; Announces $200 Million of Shares Repurchased to Date in FY 2023; Opened Four New Stores and Enters into Two International Franchise AgreementsJune 6, 2023 | msn.comDave & Buster's Enter's Earnings: A PreviewJune 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDave & Buster's Kicks Off Summer Campaign with 5 FREE GamesJune 5, 2023 | msn.comDave & Buster's Q1 2024 Earnings PreviewSee More Headlines PLAY Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart PLAY Company Calendar Last Earnings6/06/2023Today6/10/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)9/06/2023Fiscal Year End1/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryN/A SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLAY CUSIPN/A CIK1525769 Webwww.daveandbusters.com Phone214-357-9588Fax302-636-5454Employees22,748Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$47.71 High Stock Price Forecast$63.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$34.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+25.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.88 Trailing P/E Ratio13.19 Forward P/E Ratio11.01 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$137.13 million Net Margins6.64% Pretax Margin8.39% Return on Equity38.02% Return on Assets3.82% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.39 Current Ratio0.51 Quick Ratio0.57 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.96 billion Price / Sales0.83 Cash Flow$6.28 per share Price / Cash Flow6.05 Book Value$8.39 per share Price / Book4.53Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares42,920,000Free Float42,234,000Market Cap$1.63 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.92 Key ExecutivesMr. Brian A. Jenkins (Age 57)CEO & Director Ms. Margo L. Manning (Age 54)COO & Sr. VP Mr. John B. Mulleady (Age 58)Sr. VP of Devel. Mr. Joseph Benjamin DeProspero (Age 44)Interim Chief Financial Officer Mr. Michael J. Metzinger (Age 62)VP of Accounting & Controller Key CompetitorsCheesecake FactoryNASDAQ:CAKEBrinker InternationalNYSE:EATJack in the BoxNASDAQ:JACKArcos DoradosNYSE:ARCOCracker Barrel Old Country StoreNASDAQ:CBRLView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsPrelude Capital Management LLCBought 7,102 shares on 6/1/2023Ownership: 0.085%ProShare Advisors LLCSold 550 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.013%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Sold 6,631 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.365%Putnam Investments LLCSold 2,557 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.263%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 17,255 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.063%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PLAY Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock right now? 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" PLAY shares. View PLAY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock price forecast for 2023? 7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock. Their PLAY share price forecasts range from $34.00 to $63.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $47.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for PLAY or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have PLAY shares performed in 2023? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $35.44 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, PLAY shares have increased by 7.2% and is now trading at $37.9750. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September 6th 2023. View our PLAY earnings forecast. How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter? Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.19. The restaurant operator had revenue of $597.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $603.91 million. Dave & Buster's Entertainment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 38.02% and a net margin of 6.64%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's revenue was up 32.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. What ETFs hold Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD), AdvisorShares Vice ETF (VICE), AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC), Invesco Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF (RYJ), Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS), First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) and Principal U.S. Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF (PLTL). What is Steve King's approval rating as Dave & Buster's Entertainment's CEO? 412 employees have rated Dave & Buster's Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Steve King on Glassdoor.com. Steve King has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Dave & Buster's Entertainment investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), PayPal (PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Tesla (TSLA). What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock symbol? Dave & Buster's Entertainment trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLAY." Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.93%), American Century Companies Inc. (5.09%), State Street Corp (3.08%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.72%) and Goldentree Asset Management LP (1.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose, Brandon Charles Coleman III, Brian Jenkins, Christopher Daniel Morris, John Mulleady, John Paul Hurtado, Kevin M Sheehan, Les Lehner, Margo Lynn Manning, Michael Joseph Metzinger, Michael Quartieri, Path D Fund Lp Hill, Randall L Jones, Robert William Edmund, Scott Justin Bowman, Stephen M King, Steve Klohn and Tony Wehner. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock price today? One share of PLAY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.98. How much money does Dave & Buster's Entertainment make? Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion and generates $1.96 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $137.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.88 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Dave & Buster's Entertainment have? The company employs 22,748 workers across the globe. How can I contact Dave & Buster's Entertainment? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's mailing address is 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX, 75220. The official website for the company is www.daveandbusters.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 214-357-9588, via email at scott.bowman@daveandbusters.com, or via fax at 302-636-5454. This page (NASDAQ:PLAY) was last updated on 6/10/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. 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