Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)Communication Services | Entertainment | Coppell, United States | NasdaqGS
14.28 USD
+0.04
(0.281%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 14.04 -0.24 (-0.240%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:16 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:37 p.m. EDT
Despite celebrity hype and a recent price pop from $9.61, Dave & Buster's is a financial minefield with negative equity, massive debt (177x Book Value), and -41% ROE. Option logic confirms smart money is betting on and hedging for a crash (OTM Put walls), while the recent rise appears to be a volatile bounce with no fundamental thesis to support a multi-year hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.297932 |
| MSTL | 0.311141 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.318878 |
| AutoTheta | 0.383479 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 10.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.587 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-01-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-01-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3909.32 |
| Revenue per Share | 60.652 |
| Market Cap | 496,078,688 |
| Forward P/E | 151.14 |
| Beta | 1.83 |
| Profit Margins | -2.32% |
| Website | https://daveandbusters.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:37 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a 'bearish gamma squeeze' setup where speculators have built massive out-of-the-money (OTM) put walls below current levels (April OTM OI 94%, July OTM OI 75%) while limiting OTM call exposure. This positioning caps upside significantly. Conversely, there is significant volume in far-distance in-the-money (ITM) puts (below $10), suggesting large traders or risk managers are hedging for a rapid drop below key support levels. The IV spikes on far-term ITM puts and near-term OTM calls indicate high uncertainty about structure risks, but the market skew heavily favors downside protection over upside calls.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-09 | 0.16 | 0.388444 |
| 2019-10-10 | 0.16 | 0.411547 |
| 2019-06-24 | 0.15 | 0.381303 |
| 2019-03-25 | 0.15 | 0.318074 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.15 | 0.349151 |
| 2018-09-24 | 0.15 | 0.239427 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.26618707 |
| Address1 | 1,221 Beltline Road |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 73.48 |
| All Time Low | 4.605 |
| Ask | 18.17 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,423,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,438,216 |
| Average Volume | 1,438,216 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,423,890 |
| Beta | 1.832 |
| Bid | 10.7 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 2.624 |
| City | Coppell |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.28 |
| Current Ratio | 0.286 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 15.02 |
| Day Low | 14.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 3,909.32 |
| Display Name | Dave & Buster's Entertainment |
| Dividend Date | 1,581,292,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,749,589,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,749,589,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,987,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,781,035,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,781,035,200 |
| Ebitda | 403,100,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.1917 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.034 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.924 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,044,778,752 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.37412 |
| Eps Forward | 0.09448 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,578,528,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.9981 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.28189945 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.020138407 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -26.618708 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.53 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5980861 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.61 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.48595217 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.61 - 35.53 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,412,947,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 24,455,846 |
| Forward Eps | 0.09448 |
| Forward P E | 151.1431 |
| Free Cashflow | -133,712,496 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 23,610 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39823002 |
| Gross Profits | 837,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02487 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.2131801 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,739,405 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,578,528,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.16 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,770,076,800 |
| Long Business Summary | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. Its venues offer a menu of entrées and appetizers, as well as a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company also provides food, drinks, and entertainment, including bowling, laser tag, arcade games, and virtual reality. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas. |
| Long Name | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 496,078,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_127539536 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,770,076,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -48,700,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,612,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 495,731,309 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 14.55 |
| Operating Cashflow | 290,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03078 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 214 357 9588 |
| Post Market Change | -0.23999977 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.6806707 |
| Post Market Price | 14.04 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,160 |
| Previous Close | 14.24 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -38.16957 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.442073 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.2359134 |
| Profit Margins | -0.02316 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.164 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.280899 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.02 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.0 - 15.02 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.28 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,890,023 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01901 |
| Return On Equity | -0.41097 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.009 |
| Revenue Per Share | 60.652 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,739,405 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2401 |
| Shares Short | 8,341,575 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,913,880 |
| Short Name | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.6156 |
| Short Ratio | 4.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | PLAY |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.875 |
| Target Median Price | 17.5 |
| Total Cash | 16,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.478 |
| Total Debt | 3,565,299,968 |
| Total Revenue | 2,102,800,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.2632 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.983201 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.25869018 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,890,023 |
| Website | https://daveandbusters.com |
| Zip | 75,019 |