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PLAY

BEARISH
$14.24 Live
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. · NASDAQ
Target $18.88 (+32.5%)
$9.61 52W Range $35.53
Overview AI Snowflake Price Valuation Profitability Growth Health Statements Peers Insiders SEC Filings

At a glance

Key valuation, profitability, growth, and risk metrics.

Updated Apr 17, 2026
Market cap
$494.69M
P/E
N/A
ROE
-41.1%
Profit margin
-2.3%
Debt/Equity
39.09
Dividend yield
N/A

AI Analysis

AI-powered fundamental assessment

Confidence
95%
The company exhibits severe financial distress, highlighted by a weak Piotroski F-Score of 2/9 and a critical liquidity crisis with a Current Ratio of 0.29. Extreme leverage is evident in the Debt/Equity ratio of 39.09, which, combined with negative ROE (-41.10%) and negative profit margins, suggests a high risk of insolvency. Despite a 'Buy' analyst recommendation and a low Price/Sales ratio, the fundamental data shows consistent earnings misses (0/4 beats in the last year) and a crashing YoY EPS growth of -150.7%.

Key Strengths

Low Price/Sales ratio (0.24) suggests the stock is cheap relative to revenue
Gross Margin remains healthy at 39.82%
Analyst target price ($18.88) provides a theoretical upside of ~32%
Positive Operating Margin (3.08%) indicates core operations are barely positive
Recent 1-month price recovery (+5.6%)

Key Risks

Severe liquidity risk with a Current Ratio of 0.29 and Quick Ratio of 0.16
Extreme financial leverage with a Debt/Equity ratio of 39.09
Consistent failure to meet earnings estimates (Average surprise -83.83% over last 4 quarters)
Negative Return on Equity (-41.10%) indicating value destruction
Stagnant to negative revenue growth (YoY -0.90%)

Performance Snowflake

Multi-dimensional analysis across 5 key categories

Overall
13
Weak
Value
30
Future
10
Past
20
Health
5
Dividend
0
AI Verdict
High Risk / Avoid
Key drivers: Critical liquidity shortage, Extreme debt levels, Consistent earnings misses, Negative profitability
Confidence
90%
Value
30/100

Forward P/E is disconnected from current earnings reality.

Positives
  • Very low Price/Sales ratio
Watchpoints
  • Absurd Forward P/E of 150.72
  • High Price/Book ratio of 5.43
Future
10/100

Growth metrics are trending downward across all primary indicators.

Positives
  • Analyst price targets are optimistic
Watchpoints
  • Negative YoY Revenue growth
  • Catastrophic YoY EPS growth (-150.7%)
Past
20/100

Long-term trend is aggressively bearish.

Positives
  • Historical ability to generate some operating profit
Watchpoints
  • 5-year price decline of -66.8%
  • Consistent earnings misses in recent quarters
Health
5/100

Financial health is in a critical state; bankruptcy risk is elevated.

Positives
  • Positive ROA (1.90%)
Watchpoints
  • Piotroski F-Score of 2/9
  • Current Ratio 0.29
  • Debt/Equity 39.09
Dividend
0/100

Company is not positioned to return capital to shareholders.

Positives
No standout positives identified.
Watchpoints
  • No dividend paid
  • 0/100 dividend strength

Stock Price & Analyst Targets

Real-time price movements and analyst price targets

Current Price
$14.24
Analyst Target
$18.88
Upside/Downside
+32.5%

Multi-Horizon Performance vs Peers

Price momentum across 5Y → 1W horizons for PLAY and closest competitors.

Updated 2026-04-16
PLA
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
Primary
5Y
-66.8%
3Y
-58.7%
1Y
-22.1%
6M
-23.2%
1M
+5.6%
1W
+5.6%
GRP
Groupon, Inc.
Peer
5Y
-75.0%
3Y
+196.5%
1Y
-33.8%
6M
-40.5%
1M
+7.0%
1W
+3.1%
IHR
iHeartMedia, Inc.
Peer
5Y
-79.4%
3Y
-8.9%
1Y
+210.3%
6M
+39.0%
1M
+21.8%
1W
+14.3%
ATE
Anterix Inc.
Peer
5Y
-41.5%
3Y
-35.5%
1Y
-19.3%
6M
+12.3%
1M
+6.6%
1W
-5.8%
DDI
DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd.
Peer
5Y
-49.6%
3Y
+13.9%
1Y
-3.0%
6M
-1.8%
1M
+0.9%
1W
+5.9%

Positive values indicate cumulative gains over the specified period. Comparables pulled from the same sector to highlight whether momentum is stock-specific or industry-wide.

Historical Performance Trends

Long-term financial metrics and growth patterns

Revenue & Net Income

Profit & Operating Margins

Return on Equity (ROE)

Quarterly Revenue Growth

Historical data shows last 12 quarters (3 years)

Valuation Metrics

Key valuation ratios and pricing indicators

P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E
150.72
PEG Ratio
N/A
P/B Ratio
5.43
P/S Ratio
0.24
EV/Revenue
1.92
EV/EBITDA
10.03
Market Cap
$494.69M

Profitability

Profit margins and return metrics

Profit Margin -2.32%
Operating Margin 3.08%
Gross Margin 39.82%
ROE -41.1%
ROA 1.9%

Growth

Revenue and earnings growth rates

Revenue Growth -0.9%
Earnings Growth N/A
Q/Q Revenue Growth -0.92%
Q/Q Earnings Growth N/A

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and liquidity metrics

Debt/Equity
39.09
High debt
Current Ratio
0.29
Weak
Quick Ratio
0.16
Poor
Cash/Share
$0.48

Financial Statement Flow

Interactive flow visualization showing how money moves through the company Q1 2026

Revenue
$0.5B
Gross Margin
85.2%
Op. Margin
-1.8%
Net Margin
-7.5%
Total Assets
$4.1B
Liabilities
$4.0B
Equity
$0.1B
Debt/Equity
44.14x
Operating CF
$0.1B
CapEx
$-0.1B
Free Cash Flow
$0.0B
FCF Yield
33%

Quarterly Earnings History

EPS performance vs analyst estimates

2026-06-09
$N/A
2026-03-31
$-0.35
-176.9% surprise
2025-12-09
$-1.22
-18.0% surprise
2025-09-15
$0.4
-56.6% surprise

Communication Services Sector Comparison

Comparing PLAY against 121 companies in the Communication Services sector (12 bullish, 36 neutral, 73 bearish)
Return on Equity (ROE)
-41.1%
This Stock
vs
-18.07%
Sector Avg
+127.4% (Excellent)
Profit Margin
-2.32%
This Stock
vs
1.28%
Sector Avg
-281.0% (Weaker)
Debt to Equity
39.09
This Stock
vs
1.28
Sector Avg
+2944.9% (Higher)
Revenue Growth
-0.9%
This Stock
vs
860.99%
Sector Avg
-100.1% (Slower)
Current Ratio
0.29
This Stock
vs
2.47
Sector Avg
-88.4% (Weaker)

Similar Companies

Peer comparison within the same industry

PLAY Dave & Buster's...
BEARISH
Mkt Cap
$495M
P/E
-
ROE
-41.1%
Price
$14.24
GRPN Groupon, Inc.
BEARISH
Mkt Cap
$483M
P/E
-
ROE
-%
Price
$11.86
 Compare with PLAY
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
BEARISH
Mkt Cap
$542M
P/E
-
ROE
-%
Price
$3.6
 Compare with PLAY
ATEX Anterix Inc.
BEARISH
Mkt Cap
$446M
P/E
4.7
ROE
50.4%
Price
$23.81
 Compare with PLAY
DDI DoubleDown...
BULLISH
Mkt Cap
$444M
P/E
4.3
ROE
11.5%
Price
$8.95
 Compare with PLAY

Recent Insider Trading

Insider buy and sell transactions from the last 6 months

KLOHN STEVE
Chief Technology Officer
Stock Award
2026-03-25
22,798 shares
HARPER DARIN
Chief Financial Officer
Stock Award
2026-02-13
26,936 shares
LIPMAN NATHANIEL J
Director
Stock Award
2026-02-05
906 shares
SHEEHAN KEVIN MICHAEL
Director
Stock Award
2026-02-05
1,424 shares
WEISS ALLEN R
Director
Stock Award
2026-02-05
978 shares
SHAH ATISH D
Director
Stock Award
2026-02-05
1,036 shares
CHAMBERS JAMES P
Director
Stock Award
2026-02-05
1,107 shares
HILL PATH CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security
Stock Award
2026-02-05
1,036 shares
SHEEHAN KEVIN MICHAEL
Director
Gift
2026-01-20
50,000 shares
RODRIGUEZ RODOLFO JR
Officer
Buy
2026-01-16
730 shares · $14,673
WEHNER TONY
Officer
Stock Award
2025-12-31
11,737 shares
LAL TARUN
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
2025-10-21
3,500 shares · $69,690
SHEEHAN KEVIN MICHAEL
Director
Stock Award
2025-10-20
7,690 shares
Insider transactions can signal confidence or concerns about company prospects

SEC Filings

Recent regulatory filings from the SEC EDGAR database

8-K
8-K
2026-03-31

Playtika Holding Corp filed an 8-K likely reporting its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

10-K
10-K
2026-03-31

PLAY filed its annual 10-K report on March 31, 2026. The provided excerpts do not contain specific financial metrics or detailed risk factors, though the filing includes standard sections for Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Risk Factors.

10-Q
10-Q
2025-12-09

PLAY filed its 10-Q on December 9, 2025, which includes a section detailing risk factors under Item 1A. Due to the limited content provided, specific financial highlights and detailed risk assessments are unavailable.

8-K
8-K
2025-12-09
8-K
8-K
2025-10-27

Playtika Holding Corp. likely filed this 8-K to report its third-quarter financial results for 2025.

10-Q
10-Q
2025-09-15

PLAY filed its quarterly 10-Q report on September 15, 2025. The filing includes a dedicated section for risk factors under Item 1A, although specific financial highlights and detailed risk descriptions were not provided in the available excerpt.

8-K
8-K
2025-09-15
8-K
8-K
2025-07-15

Playtika Holding Corp. likely reported its second-quarter financial results.

8-K
8-K
2025-06-20

Playtika Holding Corp filed an 8-K on June 20, 2025, likely to announce its quarterly financial results.

8-K
8-K
2025-06-13
10-Q
10-Q
2025-06-10
8-K
8-K
2025-06-10
DEF 14A
DEF 14A
2025-05-08
8-K
8-K
2025-05-02
10-K
10-K
2025-04-07
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. AI summaries generated automatically.

Wall Street Analysts

Professional analyst ratings and price targets

Consensus
BUY
8 analysts
Piper Sandler
2026-04-06
Maintains
Neutral Neutral
Truist Securities
2026-01-08
Maintains
Hold Hold
UBS
2026-01-06
Maintains
Neutral Neutral
Truist Securities
2025-12-11
Maintains
Hold Hold
BMO Capital
2025-12-10
Maintains
Outperform Outperform
Freedom Capital Markets
2025-11-06
init
Hold

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