Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $19.44 -0.04 (-0.20%) As of 03:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLAY vs. CAKE, SG, ARCO, HDL, FWRG, PZZA, CBRL, PTLO, BJRI, 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), Sweetgreen (SG), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Super Hi International (HDL), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Portillo's (PTLO), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), and Bloomin' Brands (BLMN). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Cheesecake Factory Sweetgreen Arcos Dorados Super Hi International First Watch Restaurant Group Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Portillo's BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$3.58B0.71$101.35M$3.2016.03Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.32$126.90M$1.3814.14 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% Which has more risk and volatility, CAKE or PLAY? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CAKE or PLAY? Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus target price of $52.06, suggesting a potential upside of 1.49%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.07%. 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 a better dividend stock? Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 46.4% 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. Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CAKE or PLAY? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 19 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 7 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.35 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 Cheesecake Factory 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dave & Buster's Entertainment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAKE or PLAY? Cheesecake Factory received 19 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 51.88% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCheesecake FactoryOutperform Votes55151.88% Underperform Votes51148.12% Dave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes53267.34% Underperform Votes25832.66% SummaryCheesecake Factory beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 13 of the 20 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 {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$673.66M$8.75B$23.27B$7.51BDividend YieldN/A5.01%170.22%4.33%P/E Ratio9.6625.4922.1118.05Price / Sales0.321.824.18104.31Price / Cash2.6519.1719.4134.62Price / Book3.125.495.744.14Net Income$126.90M$318.00M$781.29M$247.59M7 Day Performance-2.31%1.53%1.51%5.65%1 Month Performance-7.76%-9.55%-6.29%-4.54%1 Year Performance-63.40%-8.22%3.82%3.14% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.1782 of 5 stars$19.44-0.2%$33.00+69.7%-65.2%$669.94M$2.13B9.6123,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCAKECheesecake Factory4.0526 of 5 stars$48.86+2.1%$52.75+8.0%+44.6%$2.42B$3.58B15.2747,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSGSweetgreen3.5275 of 5 stars$16.95-8.3%$35.91+111.9%-17.1%$1.99B$676.83M-21.735,950High Trading VolumeARCOArcos Dorados4.0574 of 5 stars$7.35-1.5%$12.00+63.3%-32.7%$1.55B$4.47B10.5081,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$19.66+1.1%N/AN/A$1.28B$778.31M65.5212,891FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group3.0593 of 5 stars$20.09+2.6%$22.45+11.8%-11.9%$1.22B$1.02B60.8810,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPZZAPapa Johns International4.186 of 5 stars$30.88-0.9%$53.00+71.6%-49.1%$1.01B$2.06B10.7612,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.1143 of 5 stars$44.47+2.1%$57.13+28.5%-27.7%$990.04M$3.51B24.5773,000Positive NewsGap UpPTLOPortillo's1.5646 of 5 stars$10.87-5.7%$13.71+26.2%-12.6%$810.94M$710.55M25.887,450Analyst RevisionPositive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.0527 of 5 stars$32.80+1.2%$40.40+23.2%+3.4%$745.15M$1.36B48.2422,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBLMNBloomin' Brands3.7007 of 5 stars$8.40+5.7%$14.50+72.6%-69.2%$713.42M$3.95B-76.3687,000Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Sweetgreen Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Super Hi International Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Portillo's Alternatives BJ's Restaurants 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 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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