At the time of writing, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [PLAY] stock is trading at $32.84, up 2.79%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PLAY shares have gain 9.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.03%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [NASDAQ: PLAY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 11, 2024, when William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Previously, Truist downgraded its rating to Hold on December 11, 2024, and dropped its price target to $36. On December 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $34 on the stock. The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $71 on April 04, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on March 25, 2024. In a note dated September 07, 2023, Raymond James downgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $60 to $55.
For the past year, the stock price of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc fluctuated between $15.08 and $43.73. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21 within the next 12 months. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [NASDAQ: PLAY] shares were valued at $32.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -36.05% based on the average PLAY price forecast.
Analyzing the PLAY fundamentals
According to Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [NASDAQ:PLAY], the company’s sales were 2.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.47% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 10.61.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 32.03 points at the first support level, and at 31.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 33.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 33.80.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [NASDAQ:PLAY] has a current ratio of 0.26. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.17, and the Cash Ratio is 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.54, the price to book ratio is 7.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.44.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lal Tarun, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jul 22 ’25 when 8060.0 shares were purchased. SVP, RE & Dev, Mulleady John completed a deal on Jun 17 ’25 to sell 5931.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director John Mulleady bought 5931.0 shares on Jun 17 ’25.
