NASDAQ:PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Make This $3 Trade the Instant the Opening Bell Rings (From Monument Traders Alliance) (Ad) Free PLAY Stock Alerts $62.04 -0.63 (-1.01%) (As of 03/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$61.95▼$63.0550-Day Range$48.57▼$63.7452-Week Range$31.65▼$64.90Volume544,158 shsAverage Volume699,110 shsMarket Capitalization$2.49 billionP/E Ratio22.73Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$60.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Dave & Buster's Entertainment alerts: Email Address Dave & Buster's Entertainment MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside2.5% Downside$60.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy11.67% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-2.53Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.41Based on 23 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$361,875 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth12.32%From $3.57 to $4.01 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.2.71 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector96th out of 207 stocksEating Places Industry22nd out of 42 stocks 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingDave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $60.50, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a forecasted downside of 2.5% from its current price of $62.04.Amount of Analyst CoverageDave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted11.67% 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 4.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 15.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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 2.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentDave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest12 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $361,875.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.45% 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. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 12.32% in the coming year, from $3.57 to $4.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 22.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 144.99.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 22.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.23.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 7.30. 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 Ad Weiss RatingsThe ONE AI sSock to own now. (It’s not Nvidia.)Don’t panic — you haven’t missed the boat on AI. In fact, it has barely launched. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings12/05/2023Today3/18/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)3/26/2024Fiscal Year End1/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLAY CUSIPN/A CIK1525769 Webwww.daveandbusters.com Phone214-357-9588Fax302-636-5454Employees22,748Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$60.50 High Stock Price Target$80.00 Low Stock Price Target$43.00 Potential Upside/Downside-2.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.73 Trailing P/E Ratio22.73 Forward P/E Ratio17.38 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$137.13 million Net Margins5.99% Pretax Margin7.38% Return on Equity46.45% Return on Assets4.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio6.06 Current Ratio0.37 Quick Ratio0.27 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.96 billion Price / Sales1.27 Cash Flow$6.30 per share Price / Cash Flow9.84 Book Value$8.50 per share Price / Book7.30Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares40,190,000Free Float39,547,000Market Cap$2.49 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.08 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free Report 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 CompetitorsArcos DoradosNYSE:ARCOBloomin' BrandsNASDAQ:BLMNPapa John's InternationalNASDAQ:PZZASweetgreenNYSE:SGBrinker InternationalNYSE:EATView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsVanguard Group Inc.Sold 69,954 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 10.979%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Sold 136,504 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 0.465%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 925 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 0.055%Legal & General Group PlcSold 1,479 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.255%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 925 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.055%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock right now? 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PLAY shares. View PLAY analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock price target for 2024? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's shares. Their PLAY share price targets range from $43.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $60.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.5%. View analysts price targets for PLAY or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have PLAY shares performed in 2024? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $53.85 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PLAY shares have increased by 15.2% and is now trading at $62.04. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Dave & Buster's Entertainment? Dave & Buster's Entertainment saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 4,610,000 shares, a decline of 15.9% from the February 14th total of 5,480,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,070,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 11.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Short Interest. When is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 26th 2024. View our PLAY earnings forecast. How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter? Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December, 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.23. The restaurant operator had revenue of $466.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $472.25 million. Dave & Buster's Entertainment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 46.45% and a net margin of 5.99%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.04 earnings per share. 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 AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ), AdvisorShares Vice ETF (VICE), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD) and First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC).Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS). 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). Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders? Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.98%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.98%), Eminence Capital LP (7.94%), Nomura Holdings Inc. (6.09%), Wolf Hill Capital Management LP (3.36%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.83%). 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, Michael J Griffith, 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. 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