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The closing price of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) was $31.86 for the day, up 0.63% from the previous closing price of $31.66. In other words, the price has increased by $0.63% from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. PLAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.5825 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.5.
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 Mulleady John sold 5,931 shares for $32.79 per share. The transaction valued at 194,460 led to the insider holds 42,550 shares of the business.
John Mulleady bought 5,931 shares of PLAY for $193,173 on Jun 17 ’25. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, John Mulleady, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $29.33 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 1101591424 and an Enterprise Value of 4565692928. As of this moment, Dave’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.161 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.973.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAY is 2.03, which has changed by -0.15625 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11213791 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 39.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.83%.
Shares Statistics:
PLAY traded an average of 1.36M shares per day over the past three months and 2021250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 34.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.04M. Insiders hold about 1.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 132.58% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAY as of 1748563200 were 7146813 with a Short Ratio of 5.27, compared to 1745971200 on 7752741. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7146813 and a Short% of Float of 53.459999999999994.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0