PLAY Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Dave & Buster's Entertainment | NASDAQ:PLAY)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc is an owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues in North America that offer experiences for both adults and families under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. The company combines various forms of entertainment, including games, bowling, and watching live sports and other televised events, with a full menu of entrees and appetizers and a selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, all in one location. Its concept focuses on providing customers the opportunity to Eat, Drink, Play, and Watch, appealing to a balanced mix of adults, families, and teenagers. The company also operates internationally in the early stage as a franchisor of the Dave & Buster's brand.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol PLAY.

As of August 21, 2026, PLAY stock price climbed to $10.14 with 806,824 million shares trading.

PLAY has a beta of 2.54, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. PLAY has a correlation of 0.16 to the broad based SPY ETF.

PLAY has a market cap of $352.76 million. This is considered a Small Cap stock.

Last quarter Dave & Buster's Entertainment reported $559 million in Revenue and $.22 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-19 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.38.

In the last 3 years, PLAY traded as high as $69.82 and as low as $9.40.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that PLAY belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, IWM, FNDA, VXF, IWO.

PLAY has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -57.9%, while the SPY ETF gained +21.1%. In the last 3 month period, PLAY fell short of the market, returning -9.1%, while SPY returned +3.5%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks PLAY has outperformed the stock market by returning +0.5%, while SPY returned -0.4%.

PLAY support price is $9.51 and resistance is $10.19 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that PLAY shares will trade within this expected range on the day.