Analytical Overview: Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

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As of close of business last night, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc’s stock clocked out at $19.51, up 0.77% from its previous closing price of $19.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of PLAY’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.13 and its Current Ratio is at 0.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 23.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 22.76.

On December 11, 2024, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $56 to $36.

Gordon Haskett Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $40 to $34.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 26 ’24 when John Mulleady bought 6,000 shares for $29.33 per share.

Mulleady John sold 6,000 shares of PLAY for $175,980 on Dec 26 ’24. The SVP, RE & Dev now owns 51,183 shares after completing the transaction at $29.33 per share. On Dec 19 ’24, another insider, SHEEHAN KEVIN M, who serves as the Interim CEO of the company, bought 19,025 shares for $26.44 each. As a result, the insider paid 503,107 and bolstered with 69,025 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.76.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PLAY has reached a high of $57.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -34.16%.

Shares Statistics:

A total of 35.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.90M. Insiders hold about 1.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 140.68% stake in the company.

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