What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for PLAY FY2025 Earnings?

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $2.54 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.63. The consensus estimate for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.92 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Loop Capital decreased their target price on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $63.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. Benchmark started coverage on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in a research note on Monday, October 7th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $55.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment from $59.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.57.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PLAY opened at $36.08 on Wednesday. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a 52 week low of $29.31 and a 52 week high of $69.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.54, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 13.17 and a beta of 2.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $35.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.11.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 10th. The restaurant operator reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.28. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 51.75%. The business had revenue of $557.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.65 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the third quarter valued at $121,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment during the third quarter valued at $144,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment by 22,338.9% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,039 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.45% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

In related news, CEO Christopher Daniel Morris acquired 14,912 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $33.67 per share, with a total value of $502,087.04. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 83,847 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,823,128.49. This trade represents a 21.63 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.