Dave & Buster'sPLAY
PLAY
About: Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the United States where customers can eat, drink, play games, and watch televised sports. Each store offers a full menu of entries and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an extensive assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. It derives maximum revenue from Entertainment.
Employees: 23,420
0
Funds holding %
of 7,407 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
116% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $54.9M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 6 (+3) [Q4]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 58
3.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 122.57% [Q3] → 126.23% (+3.66%) [Q4]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.64B [Q3] → $1.42B (-$221M) [Q4]
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 221 [Q3] → 191 (-30) [Q4]
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 63
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$21
5%
upside
Avg. target
$27
35%
upside
High target
$35
75%
upside
4 analyst ratings
2 positive
50%
2 neutral
50%
0 negative
0%
BMO Capital Andrew Strelzik 58% 1-year accuracy 15 / 26 met price target | 50%upside $30 | Outperform Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
Loop Capital Alton Stump 40% 1-year accuracy 10 / 25 met price target | 75%upside $35 | Buy Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler Nicole Miller Regan 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 1 met price target | 10%upside $22 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Truist Securities Jake Bartlett 19% 1-year accuracy 12 / 63 met price target | 5%upside $21 | Hold Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about PLAY published over the past 30 days
Neutral
MarketBeat
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's Stock: A Short-Squeeze PLAY for Q2
Dave & Buster's NASDAQ: PLAY has faced many headwinds, many self-inflicted, but those days are over, and the restaurant stock is set up for a significant advance.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Lag
PLAY's fiscal fourth-quarter revenues reflect dismal contributions from food and beverage and entertainment segments.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's Q4 Earnings: Share Buybacks Gone Wrong (Rating Downgrade)
Despite strong EBITDA figures, Dave & Buster's has no free cash flow and an increasing debt load, making it a poor investment. Management's continued share repurchases amid high leverage and negative free cash flow depict poor capital allocation. PLAY stock's valuation at 1x EBITDA is misleading due to the lack of topline growth and a negative balance sheet.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Cory Hatton - Head, Entertainment Finance, Investor Relations & Treasurer Kevin Sheehan - Chair of the Board & Interim Chief Executive Officer Darin Harper - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andy Barish - Jefferies Andrew Strelzik - BMO Dennis Geiger - UBS Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Todd Brooks - The Benchmark Company Operator Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Dave & Buster's Q4 and Fiscal Year-End 2024 Earnings Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
The headline numbers for Dave & Buster's (PLAY) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended January 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.64 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.03 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Dave & Buster's Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2024 Financial Results; Repurchases $108 Million of Shares and Executes Sale Leaseback of Five Properties for $111 Million
DALLAS, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ: PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the Company"), an owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 4, 2025. The Company's fiscal 2024 consisted of 13 weeks in the fourth quarter and 52 weeks in the fiscal year, whereas the Company's prior fiscal year (fiscal 2023) consisted of 14 weeks in the fourth quarter and 53 weeks in the fiscal year. The 14th week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, also the 53rd week in fiscal 2023, contributed $39.5 million in revenue.
Neutral
Benzinga
2 weeks ago
Dave & Buster's Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY will release its fourth-quarter financial results after the closing bell on Monday, April 7.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Dave & Buster's Gears Up for Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
PLAY fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results are likely to be negatively impacted by the drop in comps and disruptions due to remodeling construction at certain locations.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Countdown to Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Dave & Buster's (PLAY), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended January 2025.
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