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PLAY vs. HBNB, SG, HDL, FWRG, and BALY

Should you buy Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dave & Buster's Entertainment with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dave & Buster's Entertainment include Hotel101 Global (HBNB), Sweetgreen (SG), Super Hi International (HDL), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), and Bally's (BALY). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment compare to Hotel101 Global?

Hotel101 Global (NASDAQ:HBNB) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.79%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Hotel101 Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hotel101 Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Hotel101 Global has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -3.09%. Hotel101 Global's return on equity of 0.00% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hotel101 GlobalN/A N/A N/A
Dave & Buster's Entertainment -3.09%-24.19%-0.72%

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 24 more articles in the media than Hotel101 Global. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 0 mentions for Hotel101 Global. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Hotel101 Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hotel101 Global Neutral
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Neutral

Hotel101 Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dave & Buster's Entertainment.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hotel101 Global$75.87M16.15-$26.71MN/AN/A
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.89N/A

Hotel101 Global has a beta of -1.18, meaning that its share price is 218% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment 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.

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Hotel101 Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment compare to Sweetgreen?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 18 more articles in the media than Sweetgreen. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 6 mentions for Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.03 indicating that Sweetgreen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
6 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Sweetgreen
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Sweetgreen. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sweetgreen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.89N/A
Sweetgreen$679.47M1.57-$134.07M$0.1274.78

Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.79%. Sweetgreen has a consensus price target of $8.04, indicating a potential downside of 10.44%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Sweetgreen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Sweetgreen
3 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.05

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Sweetgreen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% more volatile than the broader market.

Sweetgreen has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -3.09%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of -24.19% beat Sweetgreen's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment-3.09% -24.19% -0.72%
Sweetgreen 2.49%-33.07%-16.37%

Summary

Sweetgreen beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment compare to Super Hi International?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) 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, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.79%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Super Hi International
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 24 more articles in the media than Super Hi International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 0 mentions for Super Hi International. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Super Hi International's score of 0.00 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Neutral
Super Hi International Neutral

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Super Hi International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Hi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.89N/A
Super Hi International$840.76M1.00$36.43M$0.6021.51

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Super Hi International has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the broader market.

Super Hi International has a net margin of 3.29% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -3.09%. Super Hi International's return on equity of 7.38% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment-3.09% -24.19% -0.72%
Super Hi International 3.29%7.38%3.93%

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Super Hi International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment compare to First Watch Restaurant Group?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 21 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 3 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.03 indicating that First Watch Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
6 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Watch Restaurant Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.79%. First Watch Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $19.27, indicating a potential upside of 63.19%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than Dave & Buster's Entertainment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
First Watch Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

First Watch Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Watch Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.89N/A
First Watch Restaurant Group$1.22B0.60$19.43M$0.2842.18

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Watch Restaurant Group has a net margin of 1.38% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -3.09%. First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity of 2.85% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment-3.09% -24.19% -0.72%
First Watch Restaurant Group 1.38%2.85%1.02%

Summary

First Watch Restaurant Group beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dave & Buster's Entertainment compare to Bally's?

Bally's (NYSE:BALY) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Bally's presently has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential downside of 7.72%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.79%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Bally's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bally's
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Bally's has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

70.4% of Bally's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.3% of Bally's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment 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.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of -3.09% compared to Bally's' net margin of -29.98%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of -24.19% beat Bally's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bally's-29.98% -56.76% -9.16%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment -3.09%-24.19%-0.72%

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 24 more articles in the media than Bally's. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 0 mentions for Bally's. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Bally's' score of 0.00 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bally's Neutral
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Neutral

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bally's. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bally's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bally's$2.66B0.25-$701.10M-$8.15N/A
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.10B0.20-$48.70M-$1.89N/A

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Bally's on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PLAY vs. The Competition

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MetricDave & Buster's EntertainmentRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$415.73M$11.16B$27.13B$12.60B
Dividend YieldN/A2.60%175.36%5.81%
P/E Ratio-6.3228.8120.5624.44
Price / Sales0.201.742.26108.87
Price / Cash1.5415.5714.9455.09
Price / Book4.184.876.206.58
Net Income-$48.70M$385.35M$961.99M$337.17M
7 Day Performance-7.58%0.43%-0.85%0.83%
1 Month Performance3.37%6.97%2.72%2.25%
1 Year Performance-63.53%-9.72%2.32%36.14%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
2.533 of 5 stars		$11.95
flat		$19.33
+61.8%		-63.5%$415.73M$2.10BN/A23,610
HBNB
Hotel101 Global
0.1965 of 5 stars		$5.33
+0.9%		N/AN/A$1.25B$75.87MN/AN/A
SG
Sweetgreen
2.8065 of 5 stars		$9.15
+3.3%		$8.04
-12.2%		-27.0%$1.09B$679.47M76.306,486
HDL
Super Hi International
1.4952 of 5 stars		$13.00
-5.3%		N/A-31.3%$845.46M$840.76M21.6714,003
FWRG
First Watch Restaurant Group
4.2071 of 5 stars		$11.89
+0.3%		$19.27
+62.2%		-25.4%$733.45M$1.22B42.4917,500

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