Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) fair value analysis
Nasdaq · Updated 2026-10-19
PLAY price how computed
Valuation status
No fair-value estimate yetPLAY has no usable analyst consensus for next fiscal year's earnings, or too few reported quarters for our trailing P/E history.
Forward Fair Value needs both, so TickrTrends publishes no verdict for PLAY yet. We re-check every week; the price, fundamentals, technicals and earnings data below are unaffected.
- Last price
- $7.60
- Sector
- Communication Services
- 12-month range
- $6.38–$21.17
- Market cap
- $265M
- From 52-week high
- -64.1%
- Shares outstanding
- 34.8M
- Rank in Communication Services by quality score
- #59 of 66
Last price is the 2026-10-16 close; the chart runs through 2026-10-16.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. operates entertainment venues that combine arcade games, interactive entertainment, dining, and bars under the Dave & Buster's brand name. The company operates locations across the United States and Canada.
PLAY currently ranks #59 of 66 Communication Services stocks by quality score.
Fundamentals (4 quarters) how computed
- Market cap
- $265M
- P/E (trailing)
- n/m
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.08B
- Net margin
- -4.3%
- EPS (TTM)
- $-1.54
- Gross margin
- 84.7%
- Debt / equity
- 17.59
- Revenue growth (3-yr avg)
- 5.5%
- Shares outstanding
- 34.8M
Derived indicators how computed
- Quality grade
- F
- Margin trend
- Contracting
- 52-week position
- The bottom quarter of its range
Technicals how computed
- RSI (14-day)
- 62 · neutral
- 50-day average
- $8.22
- 200-day average
- $12.06
- Moving-average state
- 50-day below 200-day (death cross state); price below both averages
Dividends how computed
- Dividend
- None in the last 12 months (last ex-date 2020-01-09)
Earnings how computed
- Next earnings report
- 2026-12-08
- Last 8 quarters vs consensus
- 1 beat, 7 missed
- Quarter by quarter
- 2026-07 ▼ miss (-242.1%)
2026-04 ▼ miss (-40.5%)
2026-01 ▼ miss (-186.3%)
2025-10 ▼ miss (-9.6%)
2025-07 ▼ miss (-56.5%)
2025-04 ▼ miss (-24.8%)
2025-01 ▲ beat (+0.1%)
2024-10 ▼ miss (-25.0%)
Analyst consensus how computed
This is not TickrTrends' verdict.
- Analyst ratings
- 3 buy · 8 hold · 0 sell (11 analysts)
- Consensus lean
- Hold-leaning
- Consensus price target
- $13
- Target vs last price
- +71.1%
What our data shows for PLAY
- Shares are trading in the lower third of their 12-month price range of $6.38–$21.17.
- The 14-day relative strength index sits at a neutral 62.
What subscribers see
- Every published Forward Fair Value with its exact discount or premium
- The normalized P/E and quarter count behind each estimate
- Screeners and rankings across the full S&P 500 and Nasdaq universes
- PLAY's own verdict the week it qualifies, published automatically
Forward Fair Value applies a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple to the consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year; how TickrTrends computes it.
What people are saying
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TickrTrends weekly updates
- 2026-10-19 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-12 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-11 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-10 — TickrTrends' derived indicators for PLAY showed a shift this week as the RSI zone moved from oversold to neutral territory. The stock remains in the Communication Services sector with a valuation verdict that is currently awaiting full assessment. This change in the RSI zone suggests a movement toward more balanced momentum conditions compared to the previous week's oversold state.
- 2026-10-06 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-05 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-09-28 — TickrTrends initiated weekly Forward Fair Value coverage of this stock.
Frequently asked questions
Is PLAY stock undervalued?
TickrTrends has no fair-value estimate for PLAY yet: there is no usable analyst consensus for next fiscal year's earnings, or too few reported quarters for a trailing P/E history. It is re-checked every week.
What is PLAY's TickrTrends verdict?
PLAY is currently marked 'No fair-value estimate yet' - a verdict publishes automatically once a forward earnings consensus and enough reported quarters are available.
How does PLAY compare to other Communication Services stocks?
PLAY ranks #59 of 66 Communication Services stocks in TickrTrends' coverage by quality score. It carries no fair-value verdict yet, so it is not ranked by discount.
Is PLAY overbought or oversold?
PLAY's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.
Does PLAY pay a dividend?
PLAY has paid no dividend in the last twelve months; its last ex-dividend date on file was 2020-01-09.
When does PLAY report earnings next?
PLAY's next earnings report is scheduled for 2026-12-08, per the published earnings calendar.
Does PLAY usually beat earnings estimates?
Over its last 8 reported quarters PLAY beat the consensus estimate 1 times and missed 7 times, by TickrTrends' comparison of reported and estimated EPS.
What do analysts say about PLAY?
Of 11 analysts covering PLAY, 3 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell - hold-leaning, with a consensus price target of $13 (+71.1% versus TickrTrends' last price). This is the analyst consensus, not TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value verdict.