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After finishing at $24.24 in the prior trading day, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) closed at $24.2, down -0.17%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. PLAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.7.
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 0.17 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.
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 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 836739200 and an Enterprise Value of 4300840448. As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.036 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.395.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAY is 2.05, which has changed by -0.21390289 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 -15.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 839480 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 34.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.84M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 117.20% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAY as of 1755216000 were 6101560 with a Short Ratio of 5.58, compared to 1752537600 on 6223030. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6101560 and a Short% of Float of 45.580003000000005.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY) reflects the collective analysis of 8.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.76, with high estimates of -$0.61 and low estimates of -$1.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.76 and $1.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.61. EPS for the following year is $2.18, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.89 and $1.6.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $562.69M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $571.4M 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 $468.36M. There is a high estimate of $477.8M 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 $2.18B, 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 $2.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.34B and the low estimate is $2.24B.
