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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.06 to $36.29
• 50-Day Range: $29.86 to $37.94
• 52-Week Range: $29.31 to $69.82
• Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $62.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 220 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $2.70 to $3.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 15.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 15.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 4.96. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.83% 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 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 69.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 27.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dave & Buster's Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.75% next year. This indicates that Dave & Buster's Entertainment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.53

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.83% 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 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently increased by 69.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 260% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 $5,295.00 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.

PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLAY shares performed this year?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $53.85 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PLAY shares have decreased by 33.4% and is now trading at $35.88.
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How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.28. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.09%) and Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Path D Fund Lp Hill, Kevin M Sheehan, John Mulleady, Christopher Daniel Morris, 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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How do I buy shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dave & Buster's Entertainment investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2024
• Today: 10/04/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLAY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1525769
• Web: www.daveandbusters.com
• Phone: 214-357-9588
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• 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: +74.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.29
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $126.90 million
• Net Margins: 5.10%
• Pretax Margin: 6.44%
• Return on Equity: 51.75%
• Return on Assets: 3.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.54
• Current Ratio: 0.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $9.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.70
• Book Value: $7.24 per share
• Price / Book: 4.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,300,000
• Free Float: 38,927,000
• Market Cap: $1.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.14