{"id":2460931,"date":"2026-06-15T20:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460931"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:44:04","slug":"dave-busters-entertainment-inc-play-stock-falls-on-q1-2026-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dave-busters-entertainment-inc-play-stock-falls-on-q1-2026-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave &#038; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) Stock Falls on Q1 2026 Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\">\n<p>              By: Quiver EarningsTracker<\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"posted\">Posted: 3\u00a0minutes ago \/ June 15, 2026 8:31 p.m. UTC<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) reported first-quarter 2026 results with total revenue of <strong>$559.2 million<\/strong>, a 1.5% decline year-over-year, and gross profit of <strong>$479.4 million<\/strong>, down 1.3% versus the prior year.<\/p>\n<li>Total revenue: <strong>$559.2 million<\/strong> (-1.5% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Gross profit: <strong>$479.4 million<\/strong> (-1.3% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Operating profit: <strong>$46.9 million<\/strong> (-25.8% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Net income attributable to common shareholders: <strong>$5.7 million<\/strong> (-73.7% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Diluted earnings per share: <strong>$0.16<\/strong> (-74.2% YoY)<\/li>\n<p>Cash flow and balance-sheet movements showed stronger operating cash generation alongside continued investment and leverage.<\/p>\n<li>Cash from operating activities: <strong>$113.8 million<\/strong> (+18.8% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Capital expenditures (purchases of property, plant and equipment): <strong>$105.3 million<\/strong> (down 31.9% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Cash and cash equivalents: <strong>$19.6 million<\/strong> (+64.7% YoY)<\/li>\n<li>Total liabilities: <strong>$4.04 billion<\/strong> (+3.0% YoY)<\/li>\n<p>Shares of PLAY fell 4.31% since market close. Overall, the quarter featured relatively stable top-line sales and improved operating cash flow, but profitability and earnings per share were materially lower year-over-year amid ongoing investments and higher leverage.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.<\/p>\n<h2>Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. Insider Trading Activity<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/stock\/PLAY\/insiders\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. insiders have traded $PLAY stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">1 have been purchases<\/strong> and <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">1 have been sales<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/stock\/PLAY\/insiders\/\">recent trading of $PLAY stock<\/a> by insiders over the last 6 months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STEVE KLOHN  (SVP Chief Information Officer)  sold 6,989 shares for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$102,668<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>RODOLFO JR RODRIGUEZ  (SVP, Chief Legal Officer)  purchased 730 shares for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$14,673<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/insiders\/\">insider trading dashboard.<\/a> You can access data on insider stock transactions through the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/api.quiverquant.com\/datasets\/insider-trades\">Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"&#10;      margin: 30px 0;&#10;      padding: 28px 24px;&#10;      border-radius: 18px;&#10;      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0b1f3a 0%, #011638 100%);&#10;      color: #ffffff;&#10;      text-align: center;&#10;      box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(1, 22, 56, 0.35);&#10;      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;&#10;    \">\n<p>\n        EARLY ACCESS\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Receive PLAY Data Alerts\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Real-time alerts on filings, insider trades, and market signals \u2014 before everyone else.\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/pricing?utm_campaign=newsbannerflashy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"&#10;                   display: inline-block;&#10;                   padding: 14px 26px;&#10;                   border-radius: 999px;&#10;                   background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7bd4bb, #c6a3f7);&#10;                   color: #011638;&#10;                   text-decoration: none;&#10;                   font-size: 16px;&#10;                   font-weight: 800;&#10;                   letter-spacing: 0.02em;&#10;                   box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(123, 212, 187, 0.4);&#10;                   transition: all 0.18s ease;&#10;                 \" onmouseover=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.transform='translateY(-2px)'; this.style.boxShadow='0 14px 30px rgba(123,212,187,0.55)';\" onmouseout=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.transform='translateY(0)'; this.style.boxShadow='0 10px 25px rgba(123,212,187,0.4)';\" data-cf-modified-dae227535b4ccfd258ac7499-=\"\"><br \/>\n        Get Alerts \u2192<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. Hedge Fund Activity<\/h2>\n<p>We have seen <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">94<\/strong> institutional investors add shares of Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. stock to their portfolio, and <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">124<\/strong> decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the largest recent moves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/BlackRock,%20Inc.\/\">BLACKROCK, INC.<\/a> removed 2,015,304 shares (-48.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$21,825,742<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/BARROW%20HANLEY%20MEWHINNEY%20&amp;%20STRAUSS%20LLC\/\">BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY &amp; STRAUSS LLC<\/a> removed 1,294,746 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$20,987,832<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/MILLENNIUM%20MANAGEMENT%20LLC\/\">MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC<\/a> added 887,207 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$9,608,451<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/Incline%20Global%20Management%20LLC\/\">INCLINE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC<\/a> removed 769,671 shares (-91.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$12,476,366<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/CenterBook%20Partners%20LP\/\">CENTERBOOK PARTNERS LP<\/a> added 738,519 shares (+278.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$7,998,160<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/MUFG%20Securities%20EMEA%20plc\/\">MUFG SECURITIES EMEA PLC<\/a> added 717,000 shares (+157.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(87,215,186); background-color: rgba(87,215,186,0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$7,765,110<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/institutions\/Patient%20Capital%20Management,%20LLC\/\">PATIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC<\/a> removed 511,683 shares (-30.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated <strong style=\"color: rgb(237, 97, 92); background-color: rgba(237, 97, 92, 0.15); padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px;\">$5,541,526<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To track hedge funds&#8217; stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/sec13f\/\">institutional holdings dashboard.<\/a> You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/api.quiverquant.com\/datasets\/hedge-fund-activity\">Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. Price Targets<\/h2>\n<p>Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PLAY recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $PLAY in the last 6 months, with a median target of $18.0.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some recent targets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian Mullan from Piper Sandler set a target price of <strong>$14.0<\/strong> on 04\/06\/2026<\/li>\n<li>Jake Bartlett from Truist Securities set a target price of <strong>$18.0<\/strong> on 01\/08\/2026<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Geiger from UBS set a target price of <strong>$19.0<\/strong> on 01\/06\/2026<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.quiverquant.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Quiver EarningsTracker Posted: 3\u00a0minutes ago \/ June 15, 2026 8:31 p.m. UTC Dave &amp; Buster&#8217;s Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) reported first-quarter 2026 results with total revenue of $559.2 million, a 1.5% decline year-over-year, and gross profit of $479.4 million, down 1.3% versus the prior year. Total revenue: $559.2 million (-1.5% YoY) Gross profit: $479.4 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2460932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2460931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dave-Busters-Entertainment-Inc-PLAY-Stock-Falls-on-Q1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2460931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460933,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460931\/revisions\/2460933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2460932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2460931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2460931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2460931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}