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After finishing at $17.40 in the prior trading day, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) closed at $18.93, up 8.79%. In other words, the price has increased by $8.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. PLAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.17.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PLAY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.19 and its Current Ratio is at 0.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 14.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 14.09.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLAY now has a Market Capitalization of 728859904 and an Enterprise Value of 3993959680. As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.818 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.842.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAY is 1.88, which has changed by -0.6985189 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLAY has reached a high of $69.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -42.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1437310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 38.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.81M. Insiders hold about 1.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 126.61% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAY as of 1740700800 were 6850051 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1738281600 on 6570144. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6850051 and a Short% of Float of 32.519999999999996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
