Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $30.42 -1.64 (-5.12%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.18 -0.24 (-0.79%) As of 07/15/2025 07:21 PM 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. BJRI, BLMN, CAKE, DIN, ATAT, HGV, TNL, MLCO, BH.A, and PKShould you be buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Biglari (BH.A), and Park Hotels & Resorts (PK). Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Atour Lifestyle Hilton Grand Vacations Travel + Leisure Melco Resorts & Entertainment Biglari Park Hotels & Resorts Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PLAY or BJRI? In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 4 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.56 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $33.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.22%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus price target of $37.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.30%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLAY or BJRI? 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PLAY or BJRI more profitable? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 1.83% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 40.67% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dave & Buster's Entertainment1.83% 40.67% 2.06% BJ's Restaurants 1.64%10.35%3.75% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment$2.11B0.50$58.30M$1.0130.12BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.65$16.69M$0.9442.23 SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats BJ's Restaurants on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 PLAY 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 EntertainmentRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.11B$11.80B$26.69B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A3.72%177.06%4.03%P/E Ratio30.1237.3129.3519.58Price / Sales0.502.075.8993.37Price / Cash3.6317.5548.0457.93Price / Book8.0310.555.665.54Net Income$58.30M$400.87M$876.41M$257.73M7 Day Performance-4.79%-3.78%-1.92%-0.08%1 Month Performance-6.60%-0.13%4.18%8.09%1 Year Performance-24.18%0.20%20.65%13.02% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.0869 of 5 stars$30.42-5.1%$33.83+11.2%-22.1%$1.11B$2.11B30.1223,420News CoverageBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.2733 of 5 stars$44.53-3.4%$37.20-16.5%+8.4%$1.02B$1.36B47.3721,000BLMNBloomin' Brands3.3596 of 5 stars$9.53-6.2%$13.85+45.3%-46.7%$862.90M$3.95B-317.5681,000Analyst ForecastCAKECheesecake Factory3.9155 of 5 stars$63.53-3.3%$54.63-14.0%+61.5%$3.25B$3.58B19.9247,900Analyst ForecastDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL3.1254 of 5 stars$25.37-4.5%$26.29+3.6%-31.2%$415.02M$812.31M7.033,520Analyst ForecastATATAtour Lifestyle2.7852 of 5 stars$35.54+5.2%$36.63+3.1%+98.6%$4.67B$7.69B28.215,488High Trading VolumeHGVHilton Grand Vacations3.2798 of 5 stars$45.05+0.4%$46.00+2.1%+11.6%$4.11B$4.98B140.7821,800News CoveragePositive NewsTNLTravel + Leisure4.8858 of 5 stars$55.80-0.8%$59.20+6.1%+19.6%$3.74B$3.86B9.3219,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment2.3356 of 5 stars$8.61+0.6%$7.11-17.4%+37.6%$3.59B$4.64B61.5016,908Positive NewsBH.ABiglariN/A$1,379.02-1.5%N/A+55.8%$3.19B$362.11M-6.262,560High Trading VolumePKPark Hotels & Resorts4.4649 of 5 stars$10.59-2.3%$12.11+14.4%-26.0%$2.17B$2.60B17.9590Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Alternatives Atour Lifestyle Alternatives Hilton Grand Vacations Alternatives Travel + Leisure Alternatives Melco Resorts & Entertainment Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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