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The price of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) closed at $24.13 in the last session, down -4.25% from day before closing price of $25.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PLAY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 11.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.10.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PLAY has reached a high of $69.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.83%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 38.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.76M. Insiders hold about 1.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 126.43% stake in the company.
