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In the latest session, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) closed at $27.81 down -1.03% from its previous closing price of $28.1. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. PLAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.79.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.17 and its Current Ratio is at 0.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 23.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 23.05.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 22 ’25 when Lal Tarun bought 8,060 shares for $31.26 per share. The transaction valued at 251,916 led to the insider holds 8,060 shares of the business.
Mulleady John sold 5,931 shares of PLAY for $194,460 on Jun 17 ’25. The SVP, RE & Dev now owns 42,550 shares after completing the transaction at $32.79 per share. On Jun 17 ’25, another insider, John Mulleady, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,931 shares for $32.57 each.
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 961558528 and an Enterprise Value of 4425659904. As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.095 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.667.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAY is 2.05, which has changed by -0.13980824 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLAY has reached a high of $43.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.76%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PLAY has traded an average of 1.13M shares per day and 930330 over the past ten days. A total of 34.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.84M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 130.43% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAY as of 1752537600 were 6223030 with a Short Ratio of 5.51, compared to 1749772800 on 8256475. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6223030 and a Short% of Float of 46.490002000000004.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY) is currently attracting attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.74, with high estimates of -$0.61 and low estimates of -$0.93.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.76 and $1.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.65. EPS for the following year is $2.26, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.89 and $1.6.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $565.43M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $580.6M to a low estimate of $555M. As of the current estimate, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc’s year-ago sales were $557.1MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $470.96M. There is a high estimate of $479.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $458.92M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLAY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.14B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.13BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.38B and the low estimate is $2.24B.
