Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $26.27 +0.35 (+1.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.17 -0.10 (-0.40%) As of 07:55 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. BJRI, BLMN, CAKE, DIN, TNL, MLCO, BH.A, PK, SG, and ARCOShould 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), Sweetgreen (SG), and Arcos Dorados (ARCO). 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 Sweetgreen Arcos Dorados Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media refer more to PLAY or BJRI? In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 3 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.01 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $33.83, suggesting a potential upside of 28.79%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PLAY or BJRI 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 Dave & Buster's Entertainment1.83% 40.67% 2.06% BJ's Restaurants 1.99%11.73%4.27% Which has more risk and volatility, PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$2.13B0.43$58.30M$1.0126.01BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.59$16.69M$1.1930.30 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PLAY or BJRI? 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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. 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$896.21M$11.36B$26.98B$9.83BDividend YieldN/A4.06%172.86%4.11%P/E Ratio26.0133.4925.8125.46Price / Sales0.432.0213.89105.19Price / Cash2.9416.9858.4258.93Price / Book6.9310.075.726.06Net Income$58.30M$400.87M$874.58M$265.11M7 Day Performance4.41%0.86%2.35%2.90%1 Month Performance-18.62%-5.88%0.32%3.99%1 Year Performance-17.57%1.32%23.65%26.92% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.6633 of 5 stars$26.27+1.4%$33.83+28.8%-15.6%$896.21M$2.13B26.0123,420BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.5393 of 5 stars$34.24+0.2%$39.67+15.8%+22.7%$755.70M$1.36B28.7721,000Gap UpBLMNBloomin' Brands4.1745 of 5 stars$8.96+2.6%$12.75+42.3%-56.6%$741.45M$3.95B-298.5781,000Earnings ReportCAKECheesecake Factory4.3141 of 5 stars$62.59+0.3%$61.75-1.3%+72.8%$3.09B$3.58B19.2647,900Analyst RevisionDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL2.0676 of 5 stars$21.81+0.2%$26.86+23.1%-28.9%$340.17M$812.31M6.043,520Earnings ReportTNLTravel + Leisure4.7716 of 5 stars$59.43+1.7%$62.30+4.8%+47.1%$3.79B$3.86B10.2519,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeMLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment2.4004 of 5 stars$8.82+0.1%$8.15-7.6%+61.0%$3.70B$4.64B67.8516,908Positive NewsBH.ABiglariN/A$1,441.92-0.7%N/A+54.4%$3.30B$362.11M-6.552,560News CoverageEarnings ReportPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.7341 of 5 stars$10.42+1.7%$12.11+16.3%-22.8%$2.05B$2.60B38.5890Positive NewsSGSweetgreen3.554 of 5 stars$12.45+4.4%$22.46+80.4%-71.8%$1.40B$685.28M-16.176,407Earnings ReportARCOArcos Dorados3.5378 of 5 stars$6.64+1.5%$8.80+32.6%-29.5%$1.38B$4.47B10.2198,615Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap 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 Sweetgreen Alternatives Arcos Dorados 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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