Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $34.18 +2.93 (+9.38%) Closing price 07/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.36 -0.81 (-2.38%) As of 04:05 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, BLMN, CAKE, DIN, TNL, MLCO, BH.A, PK, PLYA, and SGShould 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), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Biglari (BH.A), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA), and Sweetgreen (SG). Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory Dine Brands Global Travel + Leisure Melco Resorts & Entertainment Biglari Park Hotels & Resorts Playa Hotels & Resorts Sweetgreen Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLAY or BJRI? 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLAY or BJRI? 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 RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.55$58.30M$1.0133.84BJ's Restaurants$1.37B0.66$16.69M$0.9443.29 Does the media favor PLAY or BJRI? In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 5 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 5 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.76 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dave & Buster's Entertainment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PLAY or BJRI more profitable? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 1.83% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. 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 Dave & Buster's Entertainment1.83% 40.67% 2.06% BJ's Restaurants 1.64%10.35%3.75% Do analysts recommend PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $33.83, indicating a potential downside of 1.01%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Which has more risk and volatility, PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats BJ's Restaurants on 9 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLAY 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 EntertainmentRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.08B$11.89B$26.89B$9.42BDividend YieldN/A3.72%177.05%3.99%P/E Ratio33.8439.2331.2420.08Price / Sales0.552.186.2884.07Price / Cash3.5417.9050.8958.45Price / Book9.0210.665.815.83Net Income$58.30M$400.87M$880.44M$258.27M7 Day Performance15.79%5.57%4.78%2.69%1 Month Performance7.28%5.40%8.82%12.91%1 Year Performance-3.17%10.73%30.13%21.81% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.2764 of 5 stars$34.18+9.4%$33.83-1.0%-10.1%$1.08B$2.13B33.8423,420BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.1216 of 5 stars$41.00-1.6%$37.20-9.3%+7.0%$906.76M$1.37B43.6221,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBLMNBloomin' Brands2.688 of 5 stars$9.80-2.3%$12.65+29.1%-45.9%$832.32M$3.93B-326.5681,000CAKECheesecake Factory4.008 of 5 stars$64.30-0.7%$55.75-13.3%+76.8%$3.18B$3.58B20.1647,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionDINDine Brands Global2.2677 of 5 stars$24.17-3.2%$26.29+8.7%-26.7%$377.70M$820.85M6.703,520TNLTravel + Leisure4.846 of 5 stars$57.56+0.5%$59.20+2.8%+25.3%$3.82B$3.86B9.6119,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportMLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment2.4296 of 5 stars$8.83+1.5%$7.90-10.5%+46.7%$3.71B$4.64B63.0716,908Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBH.ABiglariN/A$1,418.43-0.7%N/A+64.8%$3.23B$362.11M-6.442,560High Trading VolumePKPark Hotels & Resorts3.5992 of 5 stars$11.21+0.0%$12.11+8.1%-24.6%$2.24B$2.60B18.9990Upcoming EarningsPLYAPlaya Hotels & Resorts0.0984 of 5 stars$13.48flat$12.00-11.0%N/A$1.66B$938.57M27.5113,000SGSweetgreen3.8989 of 5 stars$13.59-0.4%$24.85+82.8%-36.1%$1.59B$685.28M-17.656,407Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Dine Brands Global Alternatives Travel + Leisure Alternatives Melco Resorts & Entertainment Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Playa Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Sweetgreen 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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