Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $19.19 -0.59 (-2.98%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLAY vs. CAKE, SG, ARCO, HDL, FWRG, PZZA, CBRL, PTLO, BJRI, and BLMNShould you be buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Sweetgreen (SG), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Super Hi International (HDL), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Portillo's (PTLO), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), and Bloomin' Brands (BLMN). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Cheesecake Factory Sweetgreen Arcos Dorados Super Hi International First Watch Restaurant Group Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Portillo's BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PLAY or CAKE a better dividend stock? Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLAY or CAKE? 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PLAY or CAKE more profitable? Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.38% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 3.88%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 45.89% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dave & Buster's Entertainment3.88% 44.22% 3.05% Cheesecake Factory 4.38%45.89%5.85% Do analysts rate PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.41%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus target price of $52.06, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cheesecake Factory. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheesecake Factory, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.31$126.90M$1.3813.87Cheesecake Factory$3.58B0.68$101.35M$3.2015.36 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLAY or CAKE? Cheesecake Factory received 19 more outperform votes than Dave & Buster's Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.34% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 51.88% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes53267.34% Underperform Votes25832.66% Cheesecake FactoryOutperform Votes55151.88% Underperform Votes51148.12% Does the media refer more to PLAY or CAKE? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 13 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 12 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.27 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dave & Buster's Entertainment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cheesecake Factory 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCheesecake Factory beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dave & Buster's Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDave & Buster's EntertainmentEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$660.62M$8.91B$23.54B$7.73BDividend YieldN/A4.46%170.05%4.22%P/E Ratio9.4826.3822.2218.38Price / Sales0.311.874.23103.40Price / Cash2.6519.1719.4134.62Price / Book3.065.305.714.22Net Income$126.90M$318.00M$781.29M$248.14M7 Day Performance-1.94%1.32%1.06%2.49%1 Month Performance1.43%-4.97%-3.25%1.01%1 Year Performance-64.16%-9.24%2.15%4.98% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.9657 of 5 stars$19.19-3.0%$33.00+72.0%-63.0%$662.34M$2.13B9.5023,258CAKECheesecake Factory3.6913 of 5 stars$48.86+2.1%$52.75+8.0%+42.9%$2.42B$3.58B15.2747,500Earnings ReportSGSweetgreen3.9555 of 5 stars$16.95-8.3%$35.91+111.9%-22.1%$1.99B$676.83M-21.735,950Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeARCOArcos Dorados4.0234 of 5 stars$7.35-1.5%$12.00+63.3%-29.7%$1.55B$4.47B10.5081,300Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$19.66+1.1%N/AN/A$1.28B$778.31M65.5212,891News CoverageGap UpFWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.6339 of 5 stars$20.09+2.6%$22.45+11.8%-25.9%$1.22B$1.02B60.8810,000Upcoming EarningsPZZAPapa Johns International4.089 of 5 stars$30.88-0.9%$53.00+71.6%-46.2%$1.01B$2.06B10.7612,000CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.6433 of 5 stars$44.47+2.1%$57.13+28.5%-29.2%$990.04M$3.51B24.5773,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPTLOPortillo's1.8397 of 5 stars$10.87-5.7%$13.71+26.2%-14.7%$810.94M$710.55M25.887,450Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.9204 of 5 stars$32.80+1.2%$40.40+23.2%+0.1%$745.15M$1.36B48.2422,200Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeBLMNBloomin' Brands3.2484 of 5 stars$8.40+5.7%$14.50+72.6%-70.5%$713.42M$3.95B-76.3687,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Sweetgreen Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Super Hi International Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Portillo's Alternatives BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLAY) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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