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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY)

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$25.29 USD

25.29
117,672

+0.13 (0.52%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 11:38 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value C Growth B Momentum A VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 30% (171 out of 246)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

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Zacks News

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Brinker (EAT) Stock Down 48% in Past Year: Is Revival Likely?

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) to Acquire Main Event for $835 Million

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Why Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Could Be an Impressive Growth Stock

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If you are looking for a fast-growing stock that is still seeing plenty of opportunities on the horizon, make sure to consider Dave & Buster's (PLAY).

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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for April 1st

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OXY, ATCX, and PLAY made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on April 1, 2022.

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Shares Up 28% YTD: More Upside Left?

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) continues to focus on simplifying its store operations, improving guest experience, and enhancing its food and beverage and entertainment offerings to boost sales.

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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Arcos Dorados Holdings and BBQ Holdings

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Arcos Dorados Holdings and BBQ Holdings have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Stock Down

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 results reflect gains from robust food and beverage revenues.

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3 Sizzling Restaurant Stocks to Buy Despite Industry Woes

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Restaurants stocks like PLAY, ARCO and BBQ are likely to benefit from robust off-premise sales, sales-building initiatives and digital initiatives.

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -14.75% and 5.69%, respectively, for the quarter ended January 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Is Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Stock Outpacing Its Retail-Wholesale Peers This Year?

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 performance is likely to reflect the robust performance of food and beverage and amusement and other.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Dave & Buster's Entertainment, BBQ Holdings, Arcos Dorados Holdings and Compass Group

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, BBQ Holdings, Arcos Dorados Holdings and Compass Group have been included in this Analyst Blog.

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4 Restaurant Stocks to Buy on Surging Sales

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Restaurant sales are on the rise after a long time, which is likely to help stocks like Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), BBQ Holdings (BBQ), Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) and Compass Group (CMPGY).

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ETFs & Stocks to Win Despite Sluggish February Retail Sales

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