Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $25.34 +1.36 (+5.67%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.94 -0.40 (-1.56%) As of 05:01 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, CAKE, DIN, BH.A, PK, ARCO, SHCO, HDL, CNNE, and XHRShould 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), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Biglari (BH.A), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Super Hi International (HDL), Cannae (CNNE), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR). Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Cheesecake Factory DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Biglari Park Hotels & Resorts Arcos Dorados Soho House & Co Inc. Super Hi International Cannae Xenia 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $33.83, suggesting a potential upside of 33.52%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, PLAY or BJRI? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$2.11B0.41$58.30M$1.0125.09BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.57$16.69M$1.1929.49 Is PLAY or BJRI more profitable? BJ's Restaurants has a net margin of 1.99% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 1.83%. 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 1.99%11.73%4.27% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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, 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PLAY or BJRI? In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 10 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 3 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.32 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dave & Buster's Entertainment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBJ's Restaurants beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 8 of the 15 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$876.16M$11.45B$27.18B$9.73BDividend YieldN/A3.19%172.60%4.09%P/E Ratio25.0934.4226.8725.99Price / Sales0.411.9914.00122.97Price / Cash2.7316.2760.7758.38Price / Book6.695.704.946.38Net Income$58.30M$405.16M$869.87M$265.56M7 Day Performance-0.94%0.08%1.96%1.89%1 Month Performance-18.91%-7.21%-1.16%1.23%1 Year Performance-22.72%-1.13%18.04%21.10% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.7547 of 5 stars$25.34+5.7%$33.83+33.5%-27.3%$876.16M$2.11B25.0923,420Positive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.4865 of 5 stars$33.70+0.2%$39.67+17.7%+8.5%$743.98M$1.36B28.3221,000News CoverageInsider TradeCAKECheesecake Factory4.3826 of 5 stars$61.59+0.1%$61.75+0.3%+60.3%$3.07B$3.58B18.9547,900DINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL3.4125 of 5 stars$20.87-0.9%$26.00+24.6%-35.6%$323.89M$812.31M6.963,520Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpBH.ABiglariN/A$1,401.29+2.8%N/A+65.0%$3.10B$362.11M9.582,560PKPark Hotels & Resorts3.0694 of 5 stars$10.23+0.5%$12.11+18.4%-24.7%$2.03B$2.60B37.8790News CoveragePositive NewsARCOArcos Dorados3.5866 of 5 stars$6.77-1.2%$8.80+30.1%-22.8%$1.44B$4.47B10.4198,615SHCOSoho House & Co Inc.1.9631 of 5 stars$7.27-0.3%$7.25-0.2%+48.1%$1.42B$1.20B-24.228,038HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$18.83-4.2%N/A+29.9%$1.28B$778.31M31.3813,057Upcoming EarningsCNNECannae4.6631 of 5 stars$20.09+1.1%$24.00+19.4%-7.8%$1.25B$452.50M-3.827,317Positive NewsShort Interest ↓XHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.8412 of 5 stars$12.530.0%$12.25-2.2%-0.6%$1.20B$1.04B19.8840News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Soho House & Co Inc. 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