Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc Forecasted to Earn Q4 2025 Earnings of $1.12 Per Share (NASDAQ:PLAY)

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.39 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on PLAY. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $78.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Raymond James reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a research report on Monday, March 25th. StockNews.com raised Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their target price on Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $86.00 to $63.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $65.71.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment stock opened at $39.81 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.41. The company has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 2.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $49.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.31. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a 52-week low of $33.07 and a 52-week high of $69.82.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 12th. The restaurant operator reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by ($0.44). The company had revenue of $588.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $615.88 million. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment had a return on equity of 48.50% and a net margin of 4.48%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Trading of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 2.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,482,502 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $166,166,000 after purchasing an additional 116,402 shares during the period. Eminence Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 331.4% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,022,415 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $74,971,000 after purchasing an additional 132,460 shares during the last quarter. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,730,000. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. increased its stake in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 273.6% in the 1st quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 1,005,479 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $62,943,000 after buying an additional 736,345 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.45% 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.