Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY – Free Report) – Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.90) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.08 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $0.80 EPS.
Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on PLAY. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $22.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $18.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Loop Capital boosted their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $35.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.83.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Trading Down 0.1%
Shares of PLAY opened at $30.45 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $23.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.69, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 30.15 and a beta of 2.00. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $15.08 and a fifty-two week high of $43.73.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The restaurant operator reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by ($0.20). Dave & Buster’s Entertainment had a net margin of 1.83% and a return on equity of 40.67%. The company had revenue of $567.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $572.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Institutional Trading of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 442.0% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,561 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 1,273 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 1,427.5% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,277 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 3,997 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 3,974.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,360 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 4,253 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in the 4th quarter valued at $175,000. 91.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other news, SVP John Mulleady sold 5,931 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.79, for a total transaction of $194,477.49. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 42,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,395,214.50. The trade was a 12.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 2.02% of the company’s stock.
About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events.
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