Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $18.77 +1.10 (+6.23%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.95 +0.18 (+0.99%) As of 05:06 PM 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. CAKE, PK, SHCO, ARCO, XHR, HDL, CNNE, FWRG, SG, and MSCShould 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), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR), Super Hi International (HDL), Cannae (CNNE), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Sweetgreen (SG), and Studio City Ih (MSC). Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Cheesecake Factory Park Hotels & Resorts Soho House & Co Inc. Arcos Dorados Xenia Hotels & Resorts Super Hi International Cannae First Watch Restaurant Group Sweetgreen Studio City Ih 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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Does the media favor PLAY or CAKE? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 11 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 6 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.60 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cheesecake Factory 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLAY or CAKE? Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dave & Buster's Entertainment, 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$58.30M$0.3455.21Cheesecake Factory$3.58B0.76$156.78M$3.2516.77 Which has more volatility & risk, PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLAY or CAKE? 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PLAY or CAKE more profitable? Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 0.46%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 45.92% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dave & Buster's Entertainment0.46% 29.24% 1.24% Cheesecake Factory 4.33%45.92%5.93% Do analysts recommend PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 66.93%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus price target of $62.94, suggesting a potential upside of 15.48%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 SummaryCheesecake Factory beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 12 of the 16 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. 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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 EntertainmentRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$650.76M$10.91B$26.92B$10.45BDividend YieldN/A3.36%172.56%4.82%P/E Ratio55.2132.3019.7027.23Price / Sales0.311.869.13134.52Price / Cash1.9114.2616.8530.18Price / Book4.954.455.136.76Net Income$58.30M$405.78M$911.72M$276.50M7 Day Performance6.11%1.33%0.16%0.85%1 Month Performance-20.60%-2.26%-0.51%8.16%1 Year Performance-44.73%-10.66%13.84%43.62% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.1188 of 5 stars$18.77+6.2%$31.33+66.9%-46.7%$650.76M$2.13B55.2123,420CAKECheesecake Factory4.2925 of 5 stars$54.37-2.0%$61.94+13.9%+35.9%$2.76B$3.58B16.7347,900Analyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.6823 of 5 stars$10.92-1.5%$12.00+9.9%-25.4%$2.22B$2.58B40.4590SHCOSoho House & Co Inc.1.1164 of 5 stars$8.87+0.1%$9.00+1.5%+74.6%$1.73B$1.20B-29.578,038ARCOArcos Dorados3.713 of 5 stars$6.73+1.4%$8.80+30.8%-28.8%$1.40B$4.47B10.6898,615News CoverageNegative NewsXHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.9505 of 5 stars$13.22-1.0%$13.20-0.2%-14.8%$1.28B$1.08B20.9840HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$18.18+2.1%N/A+1.8%$1.16B$804.11M20.2013,057Positive NewsCNNECannae4.0334 of 5 stars$18.84+1.6%$24.00+27.4%-0.8%$1.04B$452.50M-2.817,317News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.6154 of 5 stars$15.84-2.6%$21.09+33.1%+16.1%$992.25M$1.02B264.0415,000News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSGSweetgreen3.3038 of 5 stars$7.92-3.9%$16.73+111.2%-80.2%$974.07M$676.83M-9.436,407Gap DownMSCStudio City Ih1.0854 of 5 stars$3.91+1.4%N/A-42.0%$811.26M$679.26M-11.165,848News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Soho House & Co Inc. 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