Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Competitors $34.05 -0.05 (-0.15%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PLAY vs. JACK, BJRI, SG, MAIN, CAKE, ARCO, PZZA, KRUS, FWRG, and HDLShould you be buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include Jack in the Box (JACK), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Sweetgreen (SG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), and Super Hi International (HDL). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry. Dave & Buster's Entertainment vs. Jack in the Box BJ's Restaurants Sweetgreen Main Street Capital Cheesecake Factory Arcos Dorados Papa Johns International Kura Sushi USA First Watch Restaurant Group Super Hi International Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, PLAY or JACK? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack in the Box has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PLAY or JACK more profitable? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Jack in the Box's net margin of -2.30%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 51.75% beat Jack in the Box's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dave & Buster's Entertainment5.10% 51.75% 3.57% Jack in the Box -2.30%-16.46%4.25% Is PLAY or JACK a better dividend stock? Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Jack in the Box pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jack in the Box pays out -88.4% 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. Jack in the Box is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to PLAY or JACK? In the previous week, Jack in the Box had 22 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Jack in the Box and 3 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Jack in the Box's score of 0.04 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jack in the Box 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, PLAY or JACK? Jack in the Box has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Jack in the Box 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 RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment$2.21B0.61$126.90M$2.7412.43Jack in the Box$1.69B0.54$130.83M-$1.99-23.87 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLAY or JACK? Jack in the Box received 203 more outperform votes than Dave & Buster's Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Jack in the Box an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDave & Buster's EntertainmentOutperform Votes52667.61% Underperform Votes25232.39% Jack in the BoxOutperform Votes72961.73% Underperform Votes45238.27% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLAY or JACK? 91.4% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Jack in the Box shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Jack in the Box shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PLAY or JACK? Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $62.57, suggesting a potential upside of 83.76%. Jack in the Box has a consensus price target of $60.38, suggesting a potential upside of 27.11%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Jack in the Box.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Jack in the Box 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats Jack in the Box on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. 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$1.34B$9.54B$24.62B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A3.80%171.30%4.09%P/E Ratio12.4330.69122.4917.83Price / Sales0.612.673.20158.41Price / Cash3.8821.2719.9636.29Price / Book5.4516.697.176.50Net Income$126.90M$320.83M$691.41M$226.22M7 Day Performance-10.42%3.09%2.20%4.03%1 Month Performance-0.06%0.92%1.60%4.92%1 Year Performance-12.54%17.88%18.71%29.30% Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.5765 of 5 stars$34.05-0.1%$62.57+83.8%-12.5%$1.34B$2.21B12.4323,258JACKJack in the Box4.7095 of 5 stars$47.76+4.7%$62.00+29.8%-32.3%$913.55M$1.69B-24.009,523Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.967 of 5 stars$34.52+1.1%$38.57+11.7%+14.9%$787.75M$1.33B27.3021,000SGSweetgreen1.6503 of 5 stars$41.00+8.2%$39.80-2.9%+354.9%$4.74B$584.04M-52.566,186Insider TradeMAINMain Street Capital1.0331 of 5 stars$53.18+0.2%$48.80-8.2%+31.2%$4.69B$500.39M9.62100CAKECheesecake Factory4.1179 of 5 stars$46.43-0.4%$44.75-3.6%+42.6%$2.37B$3.44B17.6547,900Analyst UpgradeARCOArcos Dorados4.5413 of 5 stars$8.34-2.1%$13.50+62.0%-26.7%$1.76B$4.33B11.90100,795Positive NewsPZZAPapa Johns International4.1135 of 5 stars$47.86+1.2%$60.82+27.1%-25.4%$1.56B$2.14B16.6213,200KRUSKura Sushi USA1.5613 of 5 stars$95.54+7.2%$84.88-11.2%+66.0%$1.14B$237.86M-122.493,300FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group4.295 of 5 stars$17.75+1.7%$23.30+31.3%+2.6%$1.08B$891.55M53.7914,000HDLSuper Hi InternationalN/A$16.48+0.4%N/AN/A$1.07B$686.36M0.0012,891 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Jack in the Box Alternatives BJ's Restaurants Alternatives Sweetgreen Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Arcos Dorados Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Kura Sushi USA Alternatives First Watch Restaurant Group Alternatives Super Hi International 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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