​

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

OverviewRevenueOwnershipFinancialsChartTranscripts

PLAY Stock Forecast

Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $59.33 (represents a 116.53% upside from PLAY’s last price of $27.40) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 9 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

PLAY Price Target

The average price target for Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) is $59.33 based on 1-year price targets from 9 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $60.00 to $59.00. This represents a potential 116.53% upside from PLAY's last price of $27.40.

PLAY Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 9 Wall Street analysts, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for PLAY stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 4 'Buy' (44.44%), 4 'Hold' (44.44%), 1 'Sell' (11.11%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Sep 12, 2024Alton StumpLoop Capital Markets$59.00$31.1189.68%115.33%
Sep 11, 2024Andy BarishJefferies$60.00$30.1499.07%118.98%
Aug 22, 2024Jake BartlettTruist Financial$59.00$33.0078.79%115.33%
Jun 14, 2024Alton StumpLoop Capital Markets$63.00$43.4844.91%129.93%
Jun 13, 2024Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital$65.00$45.4143.14%137.23%
Jun 11, 2024Jake BartlettTruist Financial$67.00$48.0039.58%144.53%
Jun 10, 2024Dennis GeigerUBS$56.00$47.5817.70%104.38%
Apr 03, 2024Brian MullanPiper Sandler$71.00$68.293.97%159.12%
Apr 03, 2024Jake BartlettTruist Financial$78.00$61.9125.99%184.67%
Apr 03, 2024Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital$75.00$61.9121.14%173.72%
Apr 03, 2024Dennis GeigerUBS$66.00$61.916.61%140.88%
Sep 06, 2023Jake BartlettTruist Financial$60.00$37.2061.29%118.98%
Sep 06, 2023Nicole Miller ReganPiper Sandler$56.00$37.2050.54%104.38%
Sep 06, 2023Dennis GeigerUBS$38.00$37.202.15%38.69%
Dec 07, 2022BMO Capital$55.00$35.8453.46%100.73%
Nov 08, 2022Brian MullanDeutsche Bank$48.00$37.0529.55%75.18%
Sep 08, 2022Truist Financial$62.00$38.5560.83%126.28%
Jul 13, 2022Truist Financial$57.00$31.0383.69%108.03%
Jul 13, 2022Raymond James$55.00$31.0077.42%100.73%
Jun 21, 2022Stifel Nicolaus$36.00$33.567.27%31.39%
Jun 08, 2022Truist Financial$67.00$40.0067.50%144.53%
Jun 08, 2022BMO Capital$66.00$40.7761.88%140.88%
Jun 08, 2022Piper Sandler$44.00$39.0612.65%60.58%
Jun 03, 2022Truist Financial$63.00$37.7466.91%129.93%
Sep 10, 2021Jon TowerWells Fargo$40.00$35.8511.58%45.99%

The latest Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock forecast, released on Sep 12, 2024 by Alton Stump from Loop Capital Markets, set a price target of $59.00, which represents a 89.68% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($31.11), and a 115.33% increase from PLAY last price ($27.40).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Price Target by Period

1M3M12M
# Anlaysts--11
Avg Price Target--$65.36
Last Closing Price$27.40$27.40$27.40
Upside/Downside-100.00%-100.00%138.54%

In the current month, the average price target of Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's last price of $27.40. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Oct 07, 2024BenchmarkHoldInitialise
Sep 12, 2024Loop Capital MarketsBuyBuyHold
Sep 11, 2024JefferiesBuyBuyHold
Sep 11, 2024William BlairNegativeNegativeHold
Sep 10, 2024UBSNeutralNeutralHold
Sep 10, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jun 14, 2024Loop Capital MarketsBuyBuyHold
Jun 10, 2024UBSNeutralNeutralHold
Jun 10, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Apr 04, 2024Loop Capital MarketsBuyBuyHold
Apr 03, 2024Piper SandlerOverweightNeutralDowngrade
Apr 02, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Apr 02, 2024Raymond JamesOutperformMarket PerformDowngrade
Apr 02, 2024UBSNeutralNeutralHold
Dec 05, 2023BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Dec 05, 2023UBSNeutralNeutralHold
Sep 07, 2023BMO CapitalBuyBuyHold
Sep 07, 2023Raymond JamesStrong BuyOutperformDowngrade
Sep 06, 2023UBSNeutralInitialise
Sep 06, 2023Piper SandlerNeutralOverweightInitialise
Sep 06, 2023BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Sep 06, 2023Raymond JamesStrong BuyStrong BuyHold
Mar 23, 2023Raymond JamesStrong BuyStrong BuyHold
Dec 07, 2022BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Nov 08, 2022Deutsche BankHoldBuyUpgrade
Sep 09, 2022Deutsche BankHoldHoldHold
Jul 13, 2022Raymond JamesStrong BuyStrong BuyHold
Jun 08, 2022BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jun 08, 2022Piper SandlerNeutralNeutralHold

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's last stock rating was published by Benchmark on Oct 07, 2024. The company Initialise its PLAY rating from "null" to "Hold".

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Financial Forecast

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Revenue Forecast

Feb 27Nov 26Aug 26May 26Feb 26Nov 25Aug 25May 25Feb 25Nov 24Aug 24May 24Feb 24Nov 23Aug 23May 23Feb 23Nov 22Aug 22May 22Feb 22Nov 21Aug 21May 21Feb 21Nov 20Aug 20May 20Feb 20Nov 19
Revenue------------$599.10M------$451.10M--$377.64M--$109.05M$50.83M$159.81M$347.16M$299.35M
Avg Forecast$626.51M$514.07M$616.82M$646.32M$588.01M$481.25M$579.66M$602.03M$549.05M$463.74M$560.65M$615.88M$602.61M$472.25M$558.41M$603.91M$531.85M$470.78M$432.91M$440.63M$364.47M$319.74M$358.46M$246.33M$101.74M$109.40M$78.52M$167.83M$344.46M$296.39M
High Forecast$634.91M$520.96M$625.09M$654.99M$595.90M$487.70M$587.43M$610.10M$555.82M$472.62M$564.41M$615.88M$602.61M$484.83M$565.90M$612.01M$538.98M$482.44M$442.70M$450.59M$372.71M$326.97M$366.57M$251.90M$104.04M$111.87M$80.30M$171.63M$352.25M$303.09M
Low Forecast$619.96M$508.69M$610.36M$639.56M$581.86M$476.21M$573.59M$595.73M$543.41M$456.86M$556.88M$615.88M$602.61M$464.36M$552.57M$597.59M$526.28M$462.62M$424.51M$432.07M$357.40M$313.54M$351.50M$241.55M$99.77M$107.28M$77.00M$164.58M$337.78M$290.63M
# Analysts4444433388445763322345633101010109
Surprise %------------0.99%------1.02%--1.05%--1.00%0.65%0.95%1.01%1.01%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average Quarter revenue forecast for May 24 based on 4 analysts is $615.88M, with a low forecast of $615.88M, and a high forecast of $615.88M. PLAY's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 2.80% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $599.10M (Feb 24).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBITDA Forecast

Feb 27Nov 26Aug 26May 26Feb 26Nov 25Aug 25May 25Feb 25Nov 24Aug 24May 24Feb 24Nov 23Aug 23May 23Feb 23Nov 22Aug 22May 22Feb 22Nov 21Aug 21May 21Feb 21Nov 20Aug 20May 20Feb 20Nov 19
# Analysts4444433388445763322345633101010109
EBITDA------------$143.30M------$132.00M--$112.94M--$-22.99M$-46.37M$-26.28M$72.70M$39.66M
Avg Forecast$77.99M$63.99M$76.78M$80.45M$73.20M$59.91M$72.16M$74.94M$68.35M$57.73M$69.79M$105.27M$75.01M$58.79M$69.51M$95.70M$55.77M$62.20M$57.20M$87.00M$48.16M$42.25M$47.36M$-22.29M$13.44M$14.45M$10.38M$61.11M$45.51M$39.16M
High Forecast$79.03M$64.85M$77.81M$81.53M$74.18M$60.71M$73.12M$75.95M$69.19M$58.83M$70.26M$126.33M$75.01M$60.35M$70.44M$114.84M$66.92M$63.74M$58.49M$104.40M$49.25M$43.20M$48.43M$-17.84M$13.75M$14.78M$10.61M$73.33M$46.54M$40.05M
Low Forecast$77.17M$63.32M$75.98M$79.61M$72.43M$59.28M$71.40M$74.16M$67.64M$56.87M$69.32M$84.22M$75.01M$57.80M$68.78M$76.56M$44.61M$61.12M$56.09M$69.60M$47.22M$41.43M$46.44M$-26.75M$13.18M$14.17M$10.17M$48.89M$44.63M$38.40M
Surprise %------------1.91%------1.52%--2.38%---1.59%-4.47%-0.43%1.60%1.01%

4 analysts predict PLAY's average Quarter EBITDA for May 24 to be $105.27M, with a high of $126.33M and a low of $84.22M. This is -26.54% lower than Dave & Buster's Entertainment's previous annual EBITDA (Feb 24) of $143.30M.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Net Income Forecast

Feb 27Nov 26Aug 26May 26Feb 26Nov 25Aug 25May 25Feb 25Nov 24Aug 24May 24Feb 24Nov 23Aug 23May 23Feb 23Nov 22Aug 22May 22Feb 22Nov 21Aug 21May 21Feb 21Nov 20Aug 20May 20Feb 20Nov 19
# Analysts4444433388445763322345633101010109
Net Income------------$36.20M------$66.98M--$52.77M--$-48.04M$-58.60M$-43.54M$24.98M$482.00K
Avg Forecast$36.42M$-16.37M$47.77M$53.87M$36.02M$-16.82M$45.03M$47.64M$28.30M$-15.59M$32.93M$35.17M$43.13M$-6.92M$36.34M$31.98M$10.74M$897.12K$42.36M$29.07M$24.87M$5.12M$23.70M$-59.51M$-51.16M$-45.21M$-57.26M$21.00M$28.28M$928.80K
High Forecast$37.05M$-16.15M$48.60M$54.81M$36.65M$-16.59M$45.81M$48.47M$31.49M$-10.77M$34.61M$42.21M$43.13M$988.70K$36.98M$38.37M$12.89M$926.02K$43.60M$34.88M$25.60M$5.27M$24.40M$-47.61M$-49.87M$-44.07M$-55.81M$25.20M$29.11M$956.11K
Low Forecast$35.92M$-16.66M$47.12M$53.14M$35.53M$-17.11M$44.42M$46.99M$23.12M$-19.31M$31.24M$28.14M$43.12M$-9.56M$35.85M$25.58M$8.59M$876.90K$41.29M$23.26M$24.24M$4.99M$23.10M$-71.41M$-52.66M$-46.54M$-58.94M$16.80M$27.57M$905.37K
Surprise %------------0.84%------2.30%--2.23%--1.06%1.02%-2.07%0.88%0.52%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average Quarter net income forecast for May 24 is $35.17M, with a range of $28.14M to $42.21M. PLAY's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -2.83% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $36.20M (Feb 24).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment SG&A Forecast

Feb 27Nov 26Aug 26May 26Feb 26Nov 25Aug 25May 25Feb 25Nov 24Aug 24May 24Feb 24Nov 23Aug 23May 23Feb 23Nov 22Aug 22May 22Feb 22Nov 21Aug 21May 21Feb 21Nov 20Aug 20May 20Feb 20Nov 19
# Analysts4444433388445763322345633101010109
SG&A------------$30.60M------$121.66M--$18.47M--$11.75M$9.28M$14.56M$20.42M$16.21M
Avg Forecast$168.48M$138.24M$165.87M$173.81M$158.13M$129.42M$155.88M$161.90M$147.65M$124.71M$150.77M$24.46M$162.05M$127.00M$150.17M$22.24M$22.43M$122.92M$113.03M$20.21M$95.16M$83.49M$93.60M$12.19M$26.56M$28.56M$20.50M$43.82M$89.94M$77.39M
High Forecast$170.74M$140.10M$168.10M$176.14M$160.25M$131.15M$157.97M$164.07M$149.47M$127.10M$151.78M$29.35M$162.05M$130.38M$152.18M$26.68M$26.92M$125.97M$115.59M$24.26M$97.32M$85.37M$95.71M$14.62M$27.17M$29.21M$20.97M$44.81M$91.97M$79.14M
Low Forecast$166.72M$136.80M$164.14M$171.99M$156.47M$128.06M$154.25M$160.20M$146.13M$122.86M$149.76M$19.57M$162.05M$124.88M$148.60M$17.79M$17.95M$120.79M$110.84M$16.17M$93.32M$81.87M$91.78M$9.75M$26.05M$28.01M$20.10M$42.97M$88.19M$75.88M
Surprise %------------0.19%------6.02%--0.20%--0.41%0.45%0.33%0.23%0.21%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average Quarter SG&A projection for May 24 is $24.46M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $19.57M to $29.35M. The forecast indicates a -20.07% fall compared to PLAY last annual SG&A of $30.60M (Feb 24).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment EPS Forecast

Feb 27Nov 26Aug 26May 26Feb 26Nov 25Aug 25May 25Feb 25Nov 24Aug 24May 24Feb 24Nov 23Aug 23May 23Feb 23Nov 22Aug 22May 22Feb 22Nov 21Aug 21May 21Feb 21Nov 20Aug 20May 20Feb 20Nov 19
# Analysts4444433388445763322345633101010109
EPS------------$0.90------$1.38--$1.10--$-1.01$-1.24$-1.37$0.82$0.02
Avg Forecast$0.93$-0.42$1.22$1.38$0.92$-0.43$1.15$1.22$0.72$-0.40$0.84$1.73$1.10$-0.18$0.93$1.26$0.70$0.02$1.04$1.16$0.61$0.13$0.58$-0.16$-1.25$-1.11$-1.40$-0.94$0.69$0.02
High Forecast$0.95$-0.41$1.24$1.40$0.94$-0.42$1.17$1.24$0.81$-0.28$0.88$1.80$1.10$0.03$0.95$1.28$0.71$0.02$1.07$1.19$0.63$0.13$0.60$-0.16$-1.22$-1.08$-1.37$-0.91$0.71$0.02
Low Forecast$0.92$-0.43$1.20$1.36$0.91$-0.44$1.14$1.20$0.59$-0.49$0.80$1.65$1.10$-0.24$0.92$1.24$0.69$0.02$1.01$1.13$0.59$0.12$0.57$-0.17$-1.29$-1.14$-1.45$-0.96$0.68$0.02
Surprise %------------0.82%------1.19%--1.89%--0.91%0.88%1.46%1.18%0.88%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's projected average Quarter EPS for May 24 is $1.73, with a low estimate of $1.65 and a high estimate of $1.80. This represents a 91.89% increase compared to PLAY previous annual EPS of $0.90 (Feb 24).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment$29.06$59.33104.16%Buy
SPHRSphere Entertainment$38.01$54.7544.04%Buy
MCSMarcus$21.73$26.0019.65%Buy
NXSTNexstar Media Group$161.46$192.0018.91%Buy
WMGWarner Music Group$31.94$34.608.33%Buy
AMCXAMC Networks$9.74$10.002.67%Sell
IMAXIMAX$25.30$25.601.19%Buy
FWONAFormula One Group$85.52$83.00-2.95%Buy
LYVLive Nation Entertainment$137.86$131.20-4.83%Buy
CNKCinemark$31.56$29.80-5.58%Buy
MANUManchester United$18.22$16.90-7.24%Buy
EDREndeavor Group$31.00$28.75-7.26%Hold

PLAY Forecast FAQ

Is Dave & Buster's Entertainment a good buy?

Yes, according to 9 Wall Street analysts, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 4 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 44.44% of PLAY's total ratings.

What is PLAY's price target?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) average price target is $59.33 with a range of $59 to $60, implying a 116.53% from its last price of $27.4. The data is based on 9 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for PLAY stock, the company can go up by 116.53% (from the last price of $27.4 to the average price target of $59.33), up by 118.98% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 115.33% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock reach $40?

PLAY's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $59.33 supports the claim that Dave & Buster's Entertainment can reach $40 in the near future.

What are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's analysts' financial forecasts?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Feb 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $2.25B (high $2.28B, low $2.23B), average EBITDA is $280.2M (high $283.96M, low $277.27M), average net income is $111.87M (high $114.34M, low $109.82M), average SG&A $605.32M (high $613.44M, low $598.99M), and average EPS is $2.86 (high $2.92, low $2.81). PLAY's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Feb 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $2.4B (high $2.44B, low $2.38B), average EBITDA is $299.21M (high $303.23M, low $296.08M), average net income is $121.68M (high $124.31M, low $119.52M), average SG&A $646.41M (high $655.07M, low $639.64M), and average EPS is $3.11 (high $3.18, low $3.06).

Did the PLAY's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Dave & Buster's Entertainment's last annual report (Feb 2024), the company's revenue was $2.21B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $2.24B by -1.43%. Apple's EBITDA was $499M, beating the average prediction of $299.01M by 66.88%. The company's net income was $126.9M, beating the average estimation of $104.53M by 21.40%. Apple's SG&A was $122.6M, missing the average forecast of $461.45M by -73.43%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.94, missing the average prediction of $3.11 by -5.49%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Feb 2024), Dave & Buster's Entertainment's revenue was $599.1M, missing the average analysts' forecast of $602.61M by -0.58%. The company's EBITDA was $143.3M, beating the average prediction of $75.01M by 91.03%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net income was $36.2M, missing the average estimation of $43.13M by -16.06%. The company's SG&A was $30.6M, missing the average forecast of $162.05M by -81.12%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.9, missing the average prediction of $1.1 by -18.38%