NASDAQCommunication ServicesEntertainmentSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 1% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 67% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskDave & Buster's must generate over $100M in free cash flow to justify its current price. Revenue growth has been steady, but the latest earnings report showed a significant miss, with a year-over-year revenue decline of 1.5%. The stock trades at 0.2× price-to-sales, well below the 1.7× peer median, indicating that the market reflects less growth than anticipated. A specific risk is the elevated probability of a miss on the next earnings call, currently at 69%. Peer multiples imply a price about 89% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. PLAY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 11 analysts currently covering PLAY (as of Jul 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Movies & Entertainment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Threatens: Increase same store sales and revenue
S&P downgrade indicates potential sales decline risks.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Threatens: Increase same store sales and revenue
EBITDA miss suggests difficulty in achieving revenue growth.
Threatens: Increase same store sales and revenue
Inflation may impact same store sales negatively.
Threatens: Increase same store sales and revenue
Q1 miss indicates potential struggles in achieving growth objectives.
Advances: Generate over $100M in free cash flow
Targets over $100M in free cash flow for FY2026.
Threatens: Increase same store sales and revenue
Reports sales below analyst estimates, stock drops.
