Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.40 to $26.67
• 50-Day Range: $23.89 to $34.18
• 52-Week Range: $15.08 to $43.73
• Volume: 682,135 shs
• Average Volume: 858,515 shs
• Market Capitalization: $884.45 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dave & Buster's Entertainment scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 211 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dave & Buster's Entertainment are expected to grow by 8.73% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 25.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 25.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.29.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 6.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.66% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 3.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is 63.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dave & Buster's Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.36% next year. This indicates that Dave & Buster's Entertainment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.53

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.66% of the float of Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dave & Buster's Entertainment has recently decreased by 3.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Dave & Buster's Entertainment this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for PLAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Dave & Buster's Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -92% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have bought 29.56% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $251,956.00 in company stock and sold $194,477.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.02% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.45% of the stock of Dave & Buster's Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PLAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLAY shares performed this year?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock was trading at $29.19 at the start of the year. Since then, PLAY shares have decreased by 12.4% and is now trading at $25.58.

How were Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 10th. The restaurant operator reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.20. The business's revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment include Patient Capital Management LLC (6.17%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.89%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.96%) and Capital Fund Management S.A.. Insiders that own company stock include Path D Fund Lp Hill, Christopher Daniel Morris, Christopher Daniel Morris, Kevin M Sheehan, Michael Quartieri, John Mulleady, Darin Harper, Darin Harper, Michael J Griffith, Tony Wehner, Steve Klohn, Les Lehner, Antonio Pineiro, Ashley Zickefoose, Tarun Lal and Randall L Jones.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Shares of PLAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dave & Buster's Entertainment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dave & Buster's Entertainment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/10/2025
• Today: 8/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/09/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLAY
• CIK: 1525769
• Web: www.daveandbusters.com
• Phone: 214-357-9588
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 23,420
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dave & Buster's Entertainment: $33.83
• High Price Target: $46.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $58.30 million
• Net Margins: 1.83%
• Pretax Margin: 2.08%
• Return on Equity: 40.67%
• Return on Assets: 2.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.69
• Current Ratio: 0.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $8.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.95
• Book Value: $3.79 per share
• Price / Book: 6.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,576,000
• Free Float: 33,878,000
• Market Cap: $884.45 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.14