Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $21.54 +0.23 (+1.08%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLAY vs. CAKE, SG, ARCO, HDL, PZZA, CBRL, FWRG, BJRI, PTLO, and KRUSShould 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), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Portillo's (PTLO), and Kura Sushi USA (KRUS). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Cheesecake Factory Sweetgreen Arcos Dorados Super Hi International Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store First Watch Restaurant Group BJ's Restaurants Portillo's Kura Sushi USA Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. 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 3.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.9% 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. Does the media prefer PLAY or CAKE? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 16 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 10 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.38 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cheesecake Factory 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$2.13B0.35$126.90M$1.3815.61Cheesecake Factory$3.62B0.73$101.35M$3.1916.82 Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLAY or CAKE? 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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 recommend PLAY or CAKE? Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.20%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLAY or CAKE? Cheesecake Factory received 20 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 51.73% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes53267.34% Underperform Votes25832.66% Cheesecake FactoryOutperform Votes55251.73% Underperform Votes51548.27% SummaryCheesecake Factory beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 13 of the 19 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$743.76M$9.02B$25.21B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A3.77%169.74%4.11%P/E Ratio10.6627.2124.7720.05Price / Sales0.351.923.98119.28Price / Cash2.6519.1719.4134.62Price / Book3.455.706.254.61Net Income$126.90M$318.00M$781.36M$248.19M7 Day Performance0.23%-2.00%0.21%2.88%1 Month Performance7.81%7.12%12.45%15.40%1 Year Performance-58.49%-8.07%8.23%7.68% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.9592 of 5 stars$21.54+1.1%$33.00+53.2%-58.5%$743.76M$2.13B10.6623,258CAKECheesecake Factory3.7166 of 5 stars$52.53+4.8%$53.60+2.0%+39.1%$2.60B$3.62B16.4247,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpSGSweetgreen3.7345 of 5 stars$15.63+2.6%$31.73+103.1%-57.4%$1.83B$685.28M-20.035,950Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeARCOArcos Dorados4.1189 of 5 stars$7.91-1.3%$12.00+51.6%-26.7%$1.67B$4.47B11.3181,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportHDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$23.17+5.1%N/AN/A$1.51B$778.31M77.2312,891Positive NewsPZZAPapa Johns International4.0201 of 5 stars$41.05+7.3%$51.25+24.8%-17.5%$1.34B$2.06B14.3012,000CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store3.3852 of 5 stars$51.68+11.4%$57.13+10.5%+16.0%$1.03B$3.51B28.5573,000Positive NewsFWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.8849 of 5 stars$16.75+6.2%$21.36+27.5%-15.1%$1.02B$1.06B50.7610,000Positive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.8087 of 5 stars$41.55+6.3%$37.20-10.5%+16.9%$918.92M$1.37B61.1022,200Analyst RevisionPTLOPortillo's1.9684 of 5 stars$12.16+8.2%$13.71+12.8%+13.0%$907.17M$721.16M28.957,450Positive NewsGap DownKRUSKura Sushi USA2.5151 of 5 stars$66.82+9.1%$77.20+15.5%-36.9%$807.52M$258.44M-98.262,100Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Sweetgreen Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Super Hi International Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Portillo's Alternatives Kura Sushi USA 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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