Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY
Set alert
7.83 USD -0.30 -3.69%
At close
7.87 +0.04 +0.51%
Pre-market · Nov 2, 8:04 AM ET
7.75 Day range 8.30
6.26 52-week range 22.10
- YTD
- -51.70%
- 1 year
- -46.70%
- Open
- 8.03
- Prev close
- 8.13
- Mkt cap
- 272.72M
- Vol
- 1.37M
- Avg vol
- 2.22M
- EPS
- -2.56
- P/E
- 0.00
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 7.75
- High
- 8.30
- Forward P/E
- 7.55
- Beta
- 2.09
- Short ratio
- 5.77
- Inst. own
- 132.36%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Jan 8, 2020
- Earnings
- Sep 9, 2025
- 50-d avg
- 28.79
- 200-d avg
- 27.39
- 1y target
- 33.00
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Jun 12, 2024Earnings: 1.12; estimate 1.56; surprise -28.21%
- Sep 10, 2024Earnings: 1.12; estimate 0.87; surprise 28.74%
- Apr 7, 2025Earnings: 0.69; estimate 0.64; surprise 7.81%
- Jun 5, 2025Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
- Jun 10, 2025Earnings: 0.76; estimate 0.96; surprise -20.83%
- Jun 11, 2025Rating: UBS · Neutral → Neutral
- Jun 11, 2025Rating: Loop Capital · Buy → Buy
- Jun 11, 2025Rating: BMO Capital · Outperform → Outperform
- Jun 11, 2025Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
- Jun 11, 2025Rating: Piper Sandler · Neutral → Neutral
- Sep 9, 2025Earnings: —; estimate 0.9; surprise —%
Signals (82)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 26, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 7, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 8, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 2, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 2, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 18, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 23, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 20, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 25, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 18, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 20, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 12, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 5, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 5, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 7, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 8, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 9, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 11, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 971.59M
- Enterprise value
- 4.48B
- Trailing P/E
- 25.78
- Forward P/E
- 7.55
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 0.46
- Price / book
- 6.61
- EPS (TTM)
- 1.09
- Beta
- 2.09
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 1.83%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 2.11B
- Revenue growth
- -3.50%
- Free cash flow
- -292.01M
- Total cash
- 11.90M
- Total debt
- 3.48B
- Return on equity
- 17.57%
- Shares outstanding
- 34.58M
- Short % of float
- 46.49%
- 50-day average
- 28.79
- 200-day average
- 27.39
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 33.00 +321.5% upside
Now 7.83
- Target (low)
- 29.00
- Target (mean)
- 33.00
- Target (high)
- 46.00
Ratings (0m) 10 3 buy · 7 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy3
- Hold7
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Sep 9, 2025
Expected Sep 9, 2025. Consensus EPS estimate 0.92201.
Financials — quick view
PLAY Revenue — quarterly 544.10M
PLAY Net income — quarterly -12.50M
PLAY EPS — quarterly -0.36
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | 0.90 | — | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | 0.96 | 0.76 | -0.20 | -20.83% |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Jan 1, 2025 | 0.64 | 0.69 | +0.05 | +7.81% |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | 0.87 | 1.12 | +0.25 | +28.74% |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | 1.56 | 1.12 | -0.44 | -28.21% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | Piper Sandler | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Truist Securities | main | Hold | Hold |
| Jun 11, 2025 | BMO Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Loop Capital | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jun 11, 2025 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Truist Securities | main | Hold | Hold |
About Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. Its venues offer a menu of entrées and appetizers, as well as a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company also offers food, drinks, and entertainment, including bowling, laser tag, arcade games, and virtual reality. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Country
- United States
- Website
- daveandbusters.com
News
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- UBS Maintains Neutral on Dave & Buster's Enter, Lowers Price Target to $9
- BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Dave & Buster's Enter, Lowers Price Target to $13
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- Freedom Capital Markets Maintains Hold on Dave & Buster's Enter, Lowers Price Target to $9
- Market-Moving News for September 15th
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS JAMES P | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 16,976 |
| DODDS HAMISH A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 44,216 |
| HARPER DARIN | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 54,943 |
| HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 0 |
| LAL TARUN | Chief Executive Officer | Purchase | Jul 21, 2025 | 8,060 |
| MULLEADY JOHN B | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 63,090 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital, LP | 20.59% | 7,119,255 | 200.05M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 13.68% | 4,731,144 | 132.95M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 10.19% | 3,522,604 | 98.99M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Eminence Capital, LP | 8.40% | 2,905,454 | 81.64M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Nomura Holdings Inc. | 7.00% | 2,419,491 | 67.99M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC | 6.37% | 2,201,507 | 61.86M | Mar 30, 2025 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 4.77% | 1,648,954 | 46.34M | Jun 29, 2025 |
| Advisor Managed Portfolios-Patient Opportunity Trust | 4.63% | 1,600,000 | 44.96M | Jun 29, 2025 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.88% | 996,101 | 27.99M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.22% | 767,721 | 21.57M | Mar 30, 2025 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.98% | 683,204 | 19.20M | Jun 29, 2025 |
| AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS-American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund | 1.52% | 524,126 | 14.73M | Apr 29, 2025 |