Buyers searching for a stable restaurant play can anticipate a “compelling” risk-reward from shares of Dave & Buster’s Leisure , Deutsche Financial institution says. Analyst Brian Mullan upgraded shares of the restaurant and leisure inventory to a purchase from a maintain score, saying in a observe to shoppers that the “setup appears fairly respectable” even in a bleak macro atmosphere. “Once we scan our restaurant protection universe searching for alternatives, in what continues to be very a lot a troublesome macro (or in at the very least in what logically feels prefer it ought to be a really powerful macro for shopper spending), we expect the chance reward on PLAY stands out as pretty compelling at current,” Mullan wrote. Deutsche Financial institution additionally upped its value goal on the inventory to $48 a share, suggesting shares might rally practically 30% within the months forward. The inventory has held up comparatively higher than the broader market this yr, down simply 3.5%. To make sure, Dave & Buster’s is not proof against a slowing macro atmosphere, however Deutsche Financial institution believes the inventory value is already reflecting that potential consequence. “And to the diploma that PLAY can maintain its current top-line tendencies at the very least via the crucial vacation time interval, we will envision the inventory outperforming a basket of its pure-play CDR friends (at a minimal), which is basically our expectation with this improve,” Mullan stated. — CNBC’s Michael Bloom contributed reporting