What is William Blair’s Estimate for PLAY Q1 Earnings?

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $0.31 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.52 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Loop Capital dropped their target price on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $45.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $47.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $27.00 to $21.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $33.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.00.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLAY opened at $21.96 on Friday. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a 1-year low of $15.08 and a 1-year high of $52.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.38, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $19.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $758.26 million, a PE ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 1.94.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 7th. The restaurant operator reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.05. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment had a return on equity of 44.22% and a net margin of 3.88%. The firm had revenue of $534.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $548.77 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 3,845,454 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $112,249,000 after purchasing an additional 135,095 shares in the last quarter. Patient Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. Patient Capital Management LLC now owns 1,777,260 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $51,878,000 after purchasing an additional 476,662 shares in the last quarter. Clearline Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. Clearline Capital LP now owns 1,349,236 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $23,706,000 after purchasing an additional 203,012 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 727,491 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $21,235,000 after purchasing an additional 85,820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 578,639 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $10,169,000 after purchasing an additional 10,905 shares in the last quarter. 91.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Company Profile

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.