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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$36.93
-1.77 (-4.57%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock (NASDAQ:PLAY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.91
$39.09
50-Day Range
$29.86
$39.09
52-Week Range
$29.31
$69.82
Volume
850,577 shs
Average Volume
1.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.45 billion
P/E Ratio
13.48
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$62.57
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

PLAY MarketRank™: 

Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 207 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 20.99% in the coming year, from $2.62 to $3.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 13.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 13.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 37.01.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 5.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    19.84% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 26.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    19.84% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 26.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 13 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $502,087.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.60% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.45% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Dave & Buster's Entertainment's insider trading history.
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PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $53.85 at the start of the year. Since then, PLAY shares have decreased by 31.4% and is now trading at $36.93.
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.28. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's top institutional investors include Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (0.68%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.38%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.35%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Path D Fund Lp Hill, Kevin M Sheehan, Christopher Daniel Morris, John Mulleady, Michael Quartieri, Darin Harper, Michael J Griffith, Brandon Charles Coleman III, Tony Wehner, Steve Klohn, Les Lehner, Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose, Michael Joseph Metzinger and Randall L Jones.
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Shares of PLAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dave & Buster's Entertainment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/10/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/03/2024
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Eating places
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLAY
Employees
23,258
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$62.57
High Stock Price Target
$80.00
Low Stock Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+65.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.56
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$126.90 million
Pretax Margin
6.44%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.21 billion
Cash Flow
$9.20 per share
Book Value
$6.25 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
38,672,000
Market Cap
$1.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.15
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This page (NASDAQ:PLAY) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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