Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $17.00 -1.49 (-8.06%) Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.38 -0.62 (-3.65%) As of 09:13 AM 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. CAKE, ARCO, HDL, PZZA, FWRG, PTLO, CBRL, BJRI, KRUS, and BLMNShould 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), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Super Hi International (HDL), Papa Johns International (PZZA), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Portillo's (PTLO), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), and Bloomin' Brands (BLMN). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Cheesecake Factory Arcos Dorados Super Hi International Papa Johns International First Watch Restaurant Group Portillo's Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Kura Sushi USA Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Does the media refer more to CAKE or PLAY? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 1 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 13 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.74 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dave & Buster's Entertainment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAKE or PLAY? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCheesecake Factory$3.58B0.67$101.35M$3.2014.62Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.20B0.30$126.90M$2.028.42 Is CAKE or PLAY a better dividend stock? Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 31.7% 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. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer CAKE or PLAY? Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus price target of $52.38, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus price target of $45.67, indicating a potential upside of 168.63%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Is CAKE or PLAY 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 Cheesecake Factory4.38% 45.89% 5.85% Dave & Buster's Entertainment 3.88%44.22%3.05% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAKE or PLAY? 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CAKE or PLAY? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAKE or PLAY? 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 52.03% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCheesecake FactoryOutperform Votes55052.03% Underperform Votes50747.97% Dave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes53067.34% Underperform Votes25732.66% SummaryCheesecake Factory beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$654.55M$9.11B$23.37B$7.49BDividend YieldN/A4.61%171.24%4.04%P/E Ratio8.4226.5322.3618.07Price / Sales0.301.883.9886.83Price / Cash2.6519.1719.4934.64Price / Book2.725.475.373.99Net Income$126.90M$318.00M$784.47M$247.18M7 Day Performance-14.27%-5.88%-5.88%-6.42%1 Month Performance-11.18%-6.98%-4.75%-7.44%1 Year Performance-75.11%-6.60%-5.71%-4.31% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.9892 of 5 stars$17.00-8.1%$40.60+138.8%-75.1%$654.55M$2.20B8.4223,258Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownCAKECheesecake Factory4.2081 of 5 stars$48.71-2.0%$52.38+7.5%+26.3%$2.51B$3.58B15.2047,900ARCOArcos Dorados3.9468 of 5 stars$8.03-1.5%$12.00+49.5%-27.1%$1.69B$4.47B11.4681,300HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$22.60-4.8%N/AN/A$1.47B$778.31M75.3312,891Gap DownPZZAPapa Johns International3.9083 of 5 stars$40.64+2.0%$55.25+36.0%-37.3%$1.32B$2.06B14.1112,000News CoverageFWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.7677 of 5 stars$17.06+1.2%$22.27+30.6%-27.2%$1.03B$1.02B51.6510,000Analyst UpgradeGap DownPTLOPortillo's1.2432 of 5 stars$12.05+1.3%$14.29+18.5%-15.7%$896.80M$710.55M28.627,450Gap DownCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.3687 of 5 stars$39.23-2.0%$57.13+45.6%-48.6%$873.24M$3.51B21.6777,600Gap DownBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.6311 of 5 stars$34.63-1.2%$40.40+16.7%-8.0%$785.82M$1.36B50.8722,200KRUSKura Sushi USA3.2701 of 5 stars$51.81+0.4%$87.50+68.9%-54.5%$623.57M$250.84M-76.002,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownBLMNBloomin' Brands4.31 of 5 stars$7.26-2.1%$14.50+99.9%-74.8%$617.02M$3.95B-66.0487,000Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Super Hi International Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives Portillo's Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Kura Sushi USA Alternatives Bloomin' Brands 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 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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