FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc Issued By Zacks Research (NASDAQ:PLAY)

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $3.56 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.98. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $3.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.26 EPS.

PLAY has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $71.00 price target (up from $50.00) on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Raymond James restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a report on Monday, March 25th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $75.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.21.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLAY opened at $53.70 on Thursday. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a twelve month low of $31.65 and a twelve month high of $69.82. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.19. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.11.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael J. Griffith sold 5,203 shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.57, for a total transaction of $341,160.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,546 shares in the company, valued at $2,199,611.22. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, Director Michael J. Griffith sold 5,203 shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.57, for a total transaction of $341,160.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,546 shares in the company, valued at $2,199,611.22. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP John Mulleady sold 42,824 shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.58, for a total transaction of $2,851,221.92. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 57,132 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,803,848.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PLAY. Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 331.4% during the third quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 3,635,435 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $134,766,000 after purchasing an additional 2,792,780 shares in the last quarter. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the fourth quarter valued at about $72,730,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 141.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,464,963 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $51,918,000 after purchasing an additional 857,208 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,536,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 7.2% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 7,207,019 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $265,146,000 after purchasing an additional 484,439 shares in the last quarter. 91.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.