Why Dave & Buster's Entertainment Stock Jumped 15% Today
Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) jumped as much as 19.2% on Wednesday, despite a modest earnings report. The stock had cooled down to a 15.4% gain by 1 p.m. ET.Image source: Getty Images.The restaurant and video arcade chain saw first-quarter sales fall 3.5% year over year, stopping at $567.7 million. The average Wall Street analyst had expected $573.3 million. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings fell from $1.12 to $0.76 per diluted share. Here, the analyst consensus pointed to $1.01 per share.Continue reading
Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) jumped as much as 19.2% on Wednesday, despite a modest earnings report. The stock had cooled down to a 15.4% gain by 1 p.m. ET.
Image source: Getty Images.
The restaurant and video arcade chain saw first-quarter sales fall 3.5% year over year, stopping at $567.7 million. The average Wall Street analyst had expected $573.3 million. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings fell from $1.12 to $0.76 per diluted share. Here, the analyst consensus pointed to $1.01 per share.
