Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $28.70 +1.30 (+4.74%) (As of 05:30 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PLAY vs. SG, CAKE, HDL, ARCO, PZZA, FWRG, KRUS, CBRL, BLMN, and BJRIShould you be buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include Sweetgreen (SG), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Super Hi International (HDL), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Papa Johns International (PZZA), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Sweetgreen Cheesecake Factory Super Hi International Arcos Dorados Papa Johns International First Watch Restaurant Group Kura Sushi USA Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Bloomin' Brands BJ's Restaurants Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SG or PLAY? Dave & Buster's Entertainment received 499 more outperform votes than Sweetgreen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.52% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 50.82% of users gave Sweetgreen an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSweetgreenOutperform Votes3150.82% Underperform Votes3049.18% Dave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes53067.52% Underperform Votes25532.48% Do analysts rate SG or PLAY? Sweetgreen currently has a consensus price target of $39.80, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus price target of $53.38, suggesting a potential upside of 91.93%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Sweetgreen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sweetgreen 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SG or PLAY? 95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Sweetgreen 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SG or PLAY? In the previous week, Sweetgreen and Sweetgreen both had 12 articles in the media. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Sweetgreen's score of 0.50 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sweetgreen 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dave & Buster's Entertainment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, SG or PLAY? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dave & Buster's Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSweetgreen$668.95M5.67-$113.38M-$0.78-42.06Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.20B0.49$126.90M$2.0213.77 Which has more risk and volatility, SG or PLAY? Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SG or PLAY more profitable? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 3.88% compared to Sweetgreen's net margin of -13.27%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 44.22% beat Sweetgreen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sweetgreen-13.27% -18.82% -10.39% Dave & Buster's Entertainment 3.88%44.22%3.05% SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats Sweetgreen on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedNo one’s talking about these Trump tradesAs you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. 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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$1.07B$9.32B$24.44B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A3.77%167.16%4.26%P/E Ratio13.7728.46106.9117.12Price / Sales0.492.233.12119.65Price / Cash3.0221.3421.7637.85Price / Book4.728.795.384.77Net Income$126.90M$317.55M$673.49M$225.50M7 Day Performance-2.63%-3.15%-3.68%-1.29%1 Month Performance-18.33%-3.73%-1.52%0.45%1 Year Performance-47.73%-0.39%8.18%15.38% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.8888 of 5 stars$28.70+4.7%$53.38+86.0%-48.5%$1.11B$2.20B14.2123,258SGSweetgreen2.7376 of 5 stars$35.06+1.7%$39.80+13.5%+204.7%$4.06B$584.04M-44.186,186CAKECheesecake Factory4.2596 of 5 stars$51.13+2.5%$47.15-7.8%+35.4%$2.61B$3.54B19.1447,900HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$26.44-0.2%N/AN/A$1.72B$686.36M0.0012,891Gap DownARCOArcos Dorados4.384 of 5 stars$7.91+0.1%$12.00+51.7%-40.7%$1.67B$4.50B11.29100,795PZZAPapa Johns International4.2626 of 5 stars$43.28-3.4%$60.82+40.5%-48.4%$1.41B$2.14B15.6113,200FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group4.4441 of 5 stars$20.10+3.1%$23.30+15.9%-9.0%$1.22B$997.25M59.0614,000Positive NewsKRUSKura Sushi USA1.1198 of 5 stars$100.24+3.4%$84.88-15.3%+21.6%$1.20B$237.86M-124.273,300News CoverageCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.7695 of 5 stars$52.21+1.9%$57.25+9.7%-33.2%$1.16B$3.47B28.3177,600Analyst RevisionBLMNBloomin' Brands3.5419 of 5 stars$12.80+4.3%$19.09+49.1%-56.0%$1.09B$4.55B-111.5587,000BJRIBJ's Restaurants4.1638 of 5 stars$38.16+6.4%$38.57+1.1%+2.6%$870.70M$1.34B28.7021,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sweetgreen Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Super Hi International Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives Kura Sushi USA Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLAY) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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