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PLAY · Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

$10.11 -0.35 (-3.30%)
Market Cap
$363.54M
Shares
34.79M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.45 Open$10.51 Day$10.22–10.77 52W$9.40–28.02 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int11.3M · 32.6% float · 7.9d Short vol54% Last earningsJun 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 15

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 14, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 6 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Nov 2, 2026 Est
filed Jun 15, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.60
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −26%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −7%
      below
      RSI (14) 48
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return −40%
      trailing
      YTD return −36%
      this year
      Relative strength −52%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $11 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      39 of 191 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +273.0K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      32.57% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 7.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      191 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 76
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −1%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −196%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-100.6M
      Buyback $104.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 72%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −64%
      past year
      ATR 7.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jun 15, 2026
      Free cash flow · fiscal 2026 at least $100M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      4 · 2 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −26% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      48 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $11 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      39 of 191 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +273.0K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      32.57% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 7.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      191 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $9 Now $10 · 6% 52-wk high $28
      vs 200-day avg -26% vs 50-day avg -7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted free cash flow non-GAAP $25.3M Q1 FY2026
      Dave & Buster's branded stores 182 Q1 FY2026
      Main Event branded stores 65 Q1 FY2026
      Total stores 247 Q1 FY2026
      New stores opened 11 fiscal 2025
      Remodeled Dave & Buster's stores 16 fiscal 2025
      Total venues in North America 243 fiscal 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Entertainment — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PLAY
      Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
      this stock
      $363.54M -35.5% -1.4% 32.6%
      NFLX
      Netflix Inc
      $308.96B -20.9% +15.9% 23.3 2.4%
      DIS
      Walt Disney Co
      $180.75B -9.9% +3.4% 21.6 1.3%
      WBD
      Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
      $65.11B -9.9% +53.5% 2.6%
      LYV
      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
      $43.24B +28.8% +36.2% 10.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      186
      % held
      124.0%
      Reported
      39 of 191
      Top holder
      Hill Path Capital LP
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      150
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      11.3M
      Days to cover
      7.9d
      Change
      -216.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Aug 6, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.3K
      Value
      $23.4K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.6%
      Week of
      Jun 29, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Tom Malinowski
      Amount
      $15.0K–$50.0K
      Traded
      Aug 9, 2019
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $-48.7M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.40
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $600.0M
      Remaining
      $104.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $102.7K
      Shares
      7.0K
      Filed
      Apr 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 15, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PLAY +2.0% +3.1% -40.3% -3.6% -35.5%
      SPY +5.5% +3.3% +11.3% +3.1% +12.9%
      vs SPY -3.6% -0.2% -51.6% -6.7% -48.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.16 / share · ex Jan 9, 2020
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.00 / share · 0 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · no payout in the trailing year
      Buyback program · as of May 5, 2026
      Authorized
      $600.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $496.00M
      Remaining
      $104.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1525769 CUSIP 238337109 13F (30d) 28 filings 28 filers Visit website Investor relations