Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $24.24 -0.89 (-3.54%) Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.26 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 04:10 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLAY vs. BJRI, CAKE, DIN, BH.A, PK, SHCO, ARCO, XHR, HDL, and FWRGShould you be buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Biglari (BH.A), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR), Super Hi International (HDL), and First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG). Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Cheesecake Factory DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Biglari Park Hotels & Resorts Soho House & Co Inc. Arcos Dorados Xenia Hotels & Resorts Super Hi International First Watch Restaurant Group BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, BJRI or PLAY? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BJRI or PLAY? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.55$16.69M$1.1928.45Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.39$58.30M$1.0124.00 Is BJRI or PLAY more profitable? BJ's Restaurants has a net margin of 1.99% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 1.83%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 40.67% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Restaurants1.99% 11.73% 4.27% Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1.83%40.67%2.06% Do analysts rate BJRI or PLAY? BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.18%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.20%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BJRI or PLAY? 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BJRI or PLAY? In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 7 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 5 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 1.10 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Restaurants 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dave & Buster's Entertainment 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBJ's Restaurants beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 8 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 EntertainmentRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$887.57M$11.40B$27.34B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A3.13%173.93%4.49%P/E Ratio24.0033.8426.9426.60Price / Sales0.392.036.95158.84Price / Cash2.9116.6317.3028.92Price / Book6.405.034.656.56Net Income$58.30M$405.16M$872.94M$266.04M7 Day Performance-1.34%0.45%-0.62%-0.89%1 Month Performance-12.84%-2.32%3.25%4.34%1 Year Performance-19.60%2.16%21.87%24.06% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.4937 of 5 stars$24.24-3.5%$33.50+38.2%-20.4%$887.57M$2.13B24.0023,420News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.8143 of 5 stars$33.65-4.1%$39.67+17.9%+13.5%$776.34M$1.36B28.2821,000CAKECheesecake Factory3.9403 of 5 stars$61.62-1.7%$61.94+0.5%+58.5%$3.12B$3.58B18.9647,900Positive NewsDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL2.842 of 5 stars$22.08-1.3%$26.00+17.8%-24.1%$344.19M$812.31M7.363,520Positive NewsBH.ABiglariN/A$1,530.46+0.6%N/A+78.4%$3.46B$362.11M10.462,560PKPark Hotels & Resorts3.6746 of 5 stars$11.68-1.4%$12.11+3.7%-19.3%$2.37B$2.60B43.2690Positive NewsSHCOSoho House & Co Inc.2.3563 of 5 stars$8.81+0.1%$7.25-17.7%+58.2%$1.72B$1.20B-29.358,038Positive NewsARCOArcos Dorados4.3705 of 5 stars$6.96-2.2%$8.80+26.5%-20.7%$1.50B$4.47B11.0498,615Positive NewsShort Interest ↓XHRXenia Hotels & Resorts3.0378 of 5 stars$13.91-1.3%$12.25-11.9%+2.1%$1.35B$1.04B22.0840News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$20.26-0.7%N/A+29.4%$1.33B$778.31M33.7713,057News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.5875 of 5 stars$19.09+2.5%$21.09+10.5%+17.2%$1.14B$1.02B318.2215,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Soho House & Co Inc. 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