Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY)’s stock price has soared by 1.17 in relation to previous closing price of 25.57. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 19.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-10 that The headline numbers for Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Is It Worth Investing in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) is above average at 18.61x. The 36-month beta value for PLAY is also noteworthy at 2.01. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PLAY is 33.99M, and at present, short sellers hold a 20.70% of that float. The average trading volume of PLAY on June 11, 2025 was 1.25M shares.
PLAY’s Market Performance
PLAY’s stock has seen a 19.22% increase for the week, with a 30.26% rise in the past month and a 38.34% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.10%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.39% for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 15.91% for PLAY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -5.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PLAY
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PLAY reach a price target of $36, previously predicting the price at $56. The rating they have provided for PLAY stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
Gordon Haskett gave a rating of “Hold” to PLAY, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
PLAY Trading at 27.99% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PLAY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.54% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PLAY starting from John Mulleady, who proposed sale 6,000 shares at the price of $29.33 back on Dec 26 ’24. After this action, John Mulleady now owns shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc, valued at $175,980 using the latest closing price.
Mulleady John, the SVP, RE & Dev of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc, sale 6,000 shares at $29.33 during a trade that took place back on Dec 26 ’24, which means that Mulleady John is holding 51,183 shares at $175,980 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PLAY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 29.37, with 1.50 for asset returns.
Based on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.91 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 10.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 443.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 72.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.22.
Conclusion
In summary, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
