Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.(PLAY)

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Snapshot
$11.17
52-Week Range
$9.61 – $35.53
YTD
-34.46%
IV Rank (30D)
39.29
Straddle Price
$2.95
P/C Vol Ratio
0.27
Market Cap
$0.4B
Fair Value
+50.0% vs price
Confidence: 18% Alpha Score: 16.89

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 0.5% and dividend payments are stable.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.47%
Beta vs SPY1.00
Cost of Equity (CAPM)9.97% (VRP-adj)
WACC5.79%
Volatility Risk Premium+79.1pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps
Effective Tax Rate21.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)-6.7%
DCF Horizon10 years explicit + fade
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$-0.1B
Return on Equity (TTM)-53.4%
Book / Price23.7%
Gross Margin (TTM)85.7%
FCF Margin (TTM)-4.8%
Debt / Equity16.61
Quality Score2/6 — normal (10y DCF)
SMA 50$11.84 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$11.43
Bollinger Width / SMA20349.1% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$1.5B
Market Cap$0B
Peers used for multiples: AMZN, GM, HD, LOW, MCD, SBUX, TJX, TSLA
Blended Fair Value
$113.60
Current Price
$11.04
Deviation
+50.0%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF n/a 0%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E n/a 0% median 29.7× · 8 peers
Peer EV/EBITDA $127.58 28% median 16.5× · 8 peers
Peer P/B $44.63 36% median 17.1× · 5 peers
Peer P/S $171.81 36% median 2.8× · 8 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $11.84 0% stability 0% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) n/a 0%
As of 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-06-09 13:30:08.206000
Info
Industry (SIC)
RETAIL-EATING PLACES (5812)
Exchange
XNAS
Market Cap
$0.4B

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, fami…

Price History
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +4.53% 6
Feb -0.26% 6
Mar -6.61% 6
Apr -0.70% 6
May -2.38% 6
Jun +3.82% 6
Jul -3.76% 5
Aug -2.52% 5
Sep -8.83% 5
Oct +1.70% 5
Nov +6.86% 5
Dec +2.80% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $11.43
SMA 50: $11.84
SMA 200: $16.17
Current: $11.04
EMA 12: $11.72
EMA 26: $11.72
MACD: -0.0000 | Signal: -0.0468
BULLISH
ADX (14): 15.77
RANGE
+DI: 20.82
−DI: 23.46
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 43.06
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 31.60
Stoch %D: 39.51
Williams %R: -74.01
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $13.70
BB Lower: $9.15
NEUTRAL
OBV: -63,077,646
Vol SMA 20: 1,671,453
Vol ROC: -17.90%
ATR: $0.87
True Range: $0.58
HV 20: 57.8%
HV 30: 63.8%
HV 60: 78.9%

Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated: 2026-06-09T13:30:15.486000
Date Range: 2024-06-10T00:00:00 – 2026-06-08T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
39.29
IV Rank (7D)
59.76
Avg IV
142.9%
Straddle (30D)
$2.95
Straddle (7D)
$2.17
P/C Volume
0.27
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR25 and BF25 from the live options chain. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Volatility Surface

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
1.91
Correlation (SPY)
32.7%
0.11
Ann. Volatility
70.9%
SPY Volatility
12.1%

High volatility - stock moves more than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-03-31
Diluted shares outstanding: 34,882,500 (as of 2026-02-03)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

190 filers84,197,332 shares$921.13M value241.37% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Hill Path Capital LP 14,238,510 $154.20M 16.74% 40.82% 2026-03-31
2 VANGUARD GROUP INC Custodian 4,907,348 $79.55M 8.64% 14.07% 2025-12-31
3 NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 4,822,382 $52.23M 5.67% 13.82% 2026-03-31
4 EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 4,692,076 $50.82M 5.52% 13.45% 2026-03-31
5 MORGAN STANLEY Custodian 2,903,172 $47.06M 5.11% 8.32% 2025-12-31
6 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 4,305,646 $46.63M 5.06% 12.34% 2026-03-31
7 ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3,019,504 $32.70M 3.55% 8.66% 2026-03-31
8 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian 2,948,598 $31.93M 3.47% 8.45% 2026-03-31
9 HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 2,912,000 $31.54M 3.42% 8.35% 2026-03-31
10 MUFG Securities EMEA plc 2,342,000 $25.36M 2.75% 6.71% 2026-03-31
11 Patient Capital Management, LLC 2,303,316 $24.94M 2.71% 6.60% 2026-03-31
12 CenterBook Partners LP 2,007,348 $21.74M 2.36% 5.75% 2026-03-31
13 MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Custodian 1,774,414 $19.22M 2.09% 5.09% 2026-03-31
14 Clearline Capital LP 1,659,188 $17.97M 1.95% 4.76% 2026-03-31
15 STATE STREET CORP 1,381,642 $14.96M 1.62% 3.96% 2026-03-31
16 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Custodian 1,355,380 $14.68M 1.59% 3.89% 2026-03-31
17 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1,349,620 $14.62M 1.59% 3.87% 2026-03-31
18 CastleKnight Management LP 1,238,730 $13.42M 1.46% 3.55% 2026-03-31
19 CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 671,598 $10.89M 1.18% 1.93% 2025-12-31
20 Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 964,336 $10.44M 1.13% 2.76% 2026-03-31
21 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Custodian 961,034 $10.40M 1.13% 2.76% 2026-03-31
22 ING GROEP NV 902,000 $9.77M 1.06% 2.59% 2026-03-31
23 Incline Global Management LLC 811,720 $8.79M 0.95% 2.33% 2026-03-31
24 Fund 1 Investments, LLC 766,456 $8.30M 0.90% 2.20% 2026-03-31
25 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 765,212 $8.29M 0.90% 2.19% 2026-03-31
16 filers$28.54M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian $5.36M 18.77% 2026-03-31
2 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian $5.14M 18.02% 2026-03-31
3 WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian $4.68M 16.39% 2025-09-30
4 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian $2.82M 9.86% 2026-03-31
5 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian $2.35M 8.22% 2026-03-31
6 Walleye Capital LLC $1.77M 6.21% 2026-03-31
7 Brevan Howard Capital Management LP $1.34M 4.70% 2026-03-31
8 Centiva Capital, LP $1.19M 4.17% 2026-03-31
9 D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Custodian $1.12M 3.92% 2026-03-31
10 Point72 Asset Management, L.P. $989.86K 3.47% 2026-03-31
11 CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. $558.83K 1.96% 2026-03-31
12 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL $387.71K 1.36% 2026-03-31
13 TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP $346.56K 1.21% 2026-03-31
14 Walleye Trading LLC $262.09K 0.92% 2026-03-31
15 Shay Capital LLC $216.60K 0.76% 2026-03-31
16 Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC $16.30K 0.06% 2026-03-31
15 filers$34.38M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Custodian $6.94M 20.19% 2026-03-31
2 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian $6.45M 18.77% 2026-03-31
3 Centiva Capital, LP $4.72M 13.73% 2026-03-31
4 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian $3.49M 10.14% 2026-03-31
5 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian $2.93M 8.52% 2026-03-31
6 WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian $2.89M 8.41% 2025-09-30
7 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian $1.96M 5.70% 2026-03-31
8 Walleye Capital LLC $1.58M 4.61% 2026-03-31
9 Walleye Trading LLC $1.43M 4.15% 2026-03-31
10 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL $554.50K 1.61% 2026-03-31
11 CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. $530.67K 1.54% 2026-03-31
12 Point72 Asset Management, L.P. $309.74K 0.90% 2026-03-31
13 Crawford Fund Management, LLC $303.24K 0.88% 2026-03-31
14 TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP $266.42K 0.77% 2026-03-31
15 Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC $26.13K 0.08% 2026-03-31
ETF Holders
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Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

P/B Ratio4.3
P/S Ratio0.2
EV/EBITDA5.3
TTM Revenue$2.1B
TTM Net Income$-0.0B
TTM EPS$-1.42
ROE-53.4%
Debt/Equity16.69