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The price of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) closed at $30.37 in the last session, up 0.26% from day before closing price of $30.29. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. PLAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.8.
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:
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 1169333120 and an Enterprise Value of 4516587520. As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.043 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.666.
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 $25.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.66%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PLAY traded on average about 1.66M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1456070 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 38.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.78M. Insiders hold about 1.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 125.85% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAY as of 1732838400 were 5873082 with a Short Ratio of 4.16, compared to 1730332800 on 8527719. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5873082 and a Short% of Float of 26.860001999999998.
