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The closing price of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) was $32.69 for the day, up 0.37% from the previous closing price of $32.57. In other words, the price has increased by $0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PLAY’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 17 ’25 when John Mulleady bought 5,931 shares for $32.57 per share.
John Mulleady bought 6,000 shares of PLAY for $175,980 on Dec 26 ’24. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Mulleady John, who serves as the SVP, RE & Dev of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $29.33 each. As a result, the insider received 175,980 and left with 51,183 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.69.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PLAY has reached a high of $44.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 51.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.97%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 34.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.04M. Insiders hold about 1.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 132.58% stake in the company.
