PLAY — Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates PLAY Bearish with a Setup Score of 57, net conviction 42, actionability 77. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score57
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction42
Actionability77 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment

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. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$10.45
Market Cap$367M
Float26.7M
Shares Outstanding34.8M
P/E (Forward)6.12
Price/Sales (TTM)0.18
vs. Analyst Target+62.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-3.09%
Operating Margin (TTM)8.87%
Revenue (TTM)$2.09B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-74.20%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$17.00 (10 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2021 $437M -$207M $362M -$117M
2022 $1.30B $109M $1.10B $316M
2023 $1.96B $137M $1.64B $422M
2024 $2.21B $127M $1.85B $492M
2025 $2.13B $58.3M $1.82B $433M
2026 $2.10B -$48.7M $1.80B $357M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jul 2025 $557M $11.4M
Oct 2025 $448M -$42.1M
Jan 2026 $530M -$39.7M
Apr 2026 $559M $5.7M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership3.1%
Institutional Ownership111.2%
Short Float40.0%
% of All Funds Holding2.13%
Number of Funds Holding175

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$11.49Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$14.57Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$19.33Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$32.45Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$13.92Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$18.89Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$31.08Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$13.10 resistance 1.39x 0 months ago
$14.30 resistance 1.47x 3 months ago
$25.00 resistance 1.25x 9 months ago
$39.10 resistance 1.77x 18 months ago
$51.00 resistance 1.44x 24 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (48 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.99% 0.79% 56.25% 17.09% -19.45%
1 Day 0.83% -0.27% 47.92% 18.75% -20.08%
1 Week 1.59% 1.18% 52.08% 37.21% -28.48%
2 Weeks 0.54% 0.47% 52.08% 31.49% -24.93%
1 Month 0.64% 1.56% 53.19% 32.99% -31.87%

Next earnings: September 3, 2026 (53 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan2.9%50.0%12
Feb-0.8%50.0%12
Mar-6.5%41.7%12
Apr1.6%58.3%12
May-2.0%41.7%12
Jun4.3%50.0%12
Jul-1.6%45.5%11
Aug2.4%54.5%11
Sep-6.3%36.4%11
Oct1.2%54.5%11
Nov9.4%66.7%12
Dec4.6%58.3%12

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.13% 48.1% 553
Tuesday 0.12% 48.4% 608
Wednesday 0.23% 50.6% 605
Thursday 0.13% 52.9% 592
Friday -0.02% 48.8% 590

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 111.2%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 3.1%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings4
Net Value+$233,610.596
Net Shares Change5,301
% of Float0.0%
C-Suite Filings4
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Lal Tarun Chief Executive Officer +$321,606.006 2 2 buy
Klohn Steve SVP Chief Information Officer -$102,668.41 1 1 sell
Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr SVP, Chief Legal Officer +$14,673 1 1 buy

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-04-17 Klohn Steve SVP Chief Information Officer -$102,668.41 Transaction at $14.69, now -28.9%
2026-03-27 Lal Tarun Chief Executive Officer +$69,689.9 Transaction at $19.91, now -47.5%
2026-01-20 Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr SVP, Chief Legal Officer +$14,673 Transaction at $20.10, now -48.0%
2025-07-24 Lal Tarun Chief Executive Officer +$251,916.106 Transaction at $31.26, now -66.6%

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AI Consult Analysis

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