PLAY Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.02%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $1,716,464.40
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $194,477.49

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Dave & Buster's Entertainment by year and by quarter.

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $18.18
Price Change: Price Increase of +0.66 (3.77%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for PLAY up to the past year.

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
7/22/2025Tarun LalCEOBuy8,060$31.26$251,955.608,060View SEC Filing Icon  
6/17/2025John B. MulleadySVPSell5,931$32.79$194,477.4942,550View SEC Filing Icon  
12/19/2024Kevin M. SheehanCEOBuy19,025$26.44$503,021.0069,025View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2024Kevin M. SheehanCEOBuy37,735$25.48$961,487.80139,011View SEC Filing Icon  
10/7/2024Christopher Daniel MorrisCEOBuy14,912$33.67$502,087.0483,847View SEC Filing Icon  
7/5/2024Darin HarperCFOBuy140$37.82$5,294.8035,738View SEC Filing Icon  
7/3/2024Darin HarperCFOBuy13,438$38.78$521,125.6435,598View SEC Filing Icon  
4/4/2024John B. MulleadySVPSell42,824$66.58$2,851,221.9257,132View SEC Filing Icon  
4/4/2024Michael J GriffithDirectorSell5,203$65.57$341,160.7133,546View SEC Filing Icon  
1/16/2024John B. MulleadySVPSell7,500$48.25$361,875.0057,132View SEC Filing Icon  
9/15/2023John B. MulleadySVPSell7,500$36.40$273,000.0068,312View SEC Filing Icon  
9/12/2023Michael J GriffithDirectorSell6,470$35.23$227,938.1033,546View SEC Filing Icon  
6/15/2023John B. MulleadySVPSell7,500$43.31$324,825.0068,312View SEC Filing Icon  
4/13/2023Antonio PineiroSVPBuy500$34.90$17,450.0023,812View SEC Filing Icon  
3/16/2023John B. MulleadySVPSell7,500$35.00$262,500.0078,777View SEC Filing Icon  
1/13/2023Antonio PineiroSVPBuy3,000$42.54$127,620.0023,312View SEC Filing Icon  
1/11/2023Ashley ZickefooseCMOBuy3,600$41.58$149,688.0023,021View SEC Filing Icon  
1/11/2023Randall L JonesVPBuy1,235$40.81$50,400.355,284View SEC Filing Icon  
12/29/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy15,000$34.90$523,500.001,290,842View SEC Filing Icon  
12/27/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy202,427$34.84$7,052,556.681,139,834View SEC Filing Icon  
12/23/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy127,775$34.95$4,465,736.25994,414View SEC Filing Icon  
12/21/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy160,000$33.69$5,390,400.00845,152View SEC Filing Icon  
12/19/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy250,000$33.51$8,377,500.00640,412View SEC Filing Icon  
12/16/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy120,000$33.99$4,078,800.00460,815View SEC Filing Icon  
12/15/2022John B. MulleadySVPSell7,500$35.00$262,500.0078,777View SEC Filing Icon  
12/14/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy5,000$35.00$175,000.00310,873View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy47,961$34.65$1,661,848.65309,747View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2022Ashley ZickefooseCMOBuy3,000$34.49$103,470.0019,421View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2022Michael QuartieriCFOBuy4,025$35.07$141,156.7545,210View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2022Path D Fund Lp HillInsiderBuy65,000$34.88$2,267,200.00259,542View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2022Steve KlohnSVPBuy13,427$35.22$472,898.9429,837View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY)

91.45% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at PLAY by year and by quarter.

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/21/2025CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.336,899$6.12M0.0%N/A0.972%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC1,492$27K0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Dark Forest Capital Management LP124,745$2.27M0.1%N/A0.360%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC158,100$2.87M0.0%+39.4%0.456%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Sapience Investments LLC17,533$0.32M1.2%-81.0%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Nomura Holdings Inc.2,411,191$43.79M0.1%+532.9%6.955%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.12,754$0.23M0.0%-14.4%0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Eminence Capital LP2,361,149$42.88M0.5%-18.7%6.811%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Brevan Howard Capital Management LP18,006$0.33M0.0%-28.0%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Clearline Capital LP1,619,964$29.42M1.4%+20.4%4.673%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.11,225$0.20M0.0%-55.5%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE263,492$4.79M0.0%+37.9%0.760%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.18,779$0.34M0.0%-46.8%0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.86,525$1.57M0.0%-12.9%0.250%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.113,007$2.05M0.0%-7.3%0.326%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Fund 1 Investments LLC429,000$7.79M0.9%N/A1.237%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Freestone Grove Partners LP24,707$0.45M0.0%N/A0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC199,120$3.62M0.0%+44.8%0.574%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC59,331$1.08M0.0%-40.7%0.171%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Mangrove Partners IM LLC21,217$0.39M0.0%N/A0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Comerica Bank4,927$89K0.0%-26.1%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Boston Partners22,809$0.41M0.0%-37.9%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Invesco Ltd.272,182$4.94M0.0%+36.0%0.785%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership971,717$17.65M0.0%-2.8%2.803%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Sei Investments Co.33,576$0.61M0.0%-8.0%0.097%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG509,924$9.26M0.0%+137.2%1.471%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets12,111$0.22M0.0%+134.4%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC1,294,746$23.51M0.1%-5.6%3.735%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Quadrant Capital Group LLC5,753$0.10M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc73,998$1.34M0.0%-6.2%0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.78,009$1.42M0.0%-19.5%0.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Gamco Investors INC. ET AL63,583$1.16M0.0%-14.5%0.183%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Barclays PLC168,799$3.07M0.0%+10.9%0.487%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP680,936$12.37M0.0%-2.7%1.964%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025First Eagle Investment Management LLC101,000$1.83M0.0%N/A0.291%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky8,401$0.15M0.0%-31.5%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Victory Capital Management Inc.80,127$1.46M0.0%N/A0.231%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Quantbot Technologies LP2,350$43K0.0%-95.6%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Intech Investment Management LLC165,393$3M0.0%+38.8%0.477%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Fox Run Management L.L.C.10,545$0.19M0.0%-16.8%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Kazazian Asset Management LLC75,693$1.38M1.7%+10.3%0.218%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025NewEdge Wealth LLC220,660$4.01M0.1%-31.9%0.637%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025CenterBook Partners LP42,032$0.76M0.0%N/A0.121%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025GSA Capital Partners LLP46,064$0.84M0.1%N/A0.133%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Vanguard Group Inc.2,922,194$53.07M0.0%-4.1%8.429%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.73,848$1.34M0.0%-77.6%0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Shell Asset Management Co.3,586$65K0.0%-56.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Public Sector Pension Investment Board105,158$1.91M0.0%+11.6%0.303%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund16,715$0.30M0.0%N/A0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025LSV Asset Management408,286$7.41M0.0%-2.3%1.178%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Cibc World Market Inc.336,900$6.12M0.0%+236.9%0.972%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Rhumbline Advisers87,291$1.59M0.0%+3.7%0.252%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025AlTi Global Inc.13,585$0.25M0.0%N/A0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Principal Financial Group Inc.130,419$2.37M0.0%-4.9%0.376%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans19,456$0.35M0.0%-4.3%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/3/2025AlphaQuest LLC8,094$0.15M0.0%+415.9%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/3/2025Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.42,000$0.76M0.2%N/A0.121%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/30/2025Patient Capital Management LLC2,137,257$38.81M1.6%+0.2%6.165%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2025Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC18,896$0.34M0.0%N/A0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2025New York State Teachers Retirement System43,023$0.78M0.0%-2.3%0.124%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2025State of Alaska Department of Revenue13,571$0.25M0.0%-17.6%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2025SG Americas Securities LLC190,840$3.47M0.0%+411.9%0.550%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/8/2025M.E. Allison & CO. Inc.86,025$1.56M1.1%+10.6%0.248%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/24/2025Texas Permanent School Fund Corp109,576$3.30M0.0%+68.4%0.316%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/26/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans20,329$0.61M0.0%-10.1%0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/18/2025Nomura Holdings Inc.381,005$11.46M0.0%-84.3%1.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2025Public Sector Pension Investment Board94,267$2.84M0.0%-3.5%0.273%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2025Headlands Technologies LLC4,150$0.13M0.0%-62.2%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co30,265$0.91M0.0%-5.2%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 5,062$0.15M0.0%+292.4%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Manatuck Hill Partners LLC120,000$3.61M1.4%N/A0.347%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025HRT Financial LP79,891$2.40M0.0%N/A0.231%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Engineers Gate Manager LP110,401$3.32M0.0%+674.4%0.319%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets5,167$0.16M0.0%-97.9%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Brevan Howard Capital Management LP25,009$0.75M0.0%N/A0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Bank of America Corp DE191,058$5.75M0.0%-32.9%0.553%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.25,220$0.76M0.1%+9.0%0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025California State Teachers Retirement System30,495$0.92M0.0%-2.1%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.121,847$3.67M0.0%+0.5%0.352%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Maverick Capital Ltd.117,308$3.53M0.1%N/A0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Bayesian Capital Management LP13,005$0.39M0.1%N/A0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.14,901$0.45M0.0%-20.2%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Caption Management LLC14,153$0.43M0.0%+624.7%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 9,978$0.30M0.0%-13.9%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Sei Investments Co.36,483$1.10M0.0%-70.0%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Nebula Research & Development LLC93,218$2.80M0.2%-3.3%0.270%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Sapience Investments LLC92,185$2.77M1.9%-13.8%0.267%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Cerity Partners LLC22,654$0.68M0.0%+13.2%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Gamco Investors INC. ET AL74,333$2.24M0.0%N/A0.215%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Marshall Wace LLP8,066$0.24M0.0%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Invesco Ltd.200,187$6.02M0.0%-17.9%0.579%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Blueshift Asset Management LLC9,114$0.27M0.1%N/A0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership999,554$30.07M0.0%+99.9%2.891%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Quantbot Technologies LP53,368$1.61M0.0%+123.8%0.154%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025New York State Common Retirement Fund8,586$0.26M0.0%-27.8%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Patient Capital Management LLC2,133,287$64.17M2.9%-3.1%6.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.96,952$2.92M0.0%-56.3%0.280%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Boston Partners36,724$1.11M0.0%-93.7%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025XTX Topco Ltd65,309$1.96M0.1%+224.2%0.189%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.2,777$84K0.0%-17.8%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment logo
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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Today's Range

Now: $18.18
Low: $17.07
High: $18.30

50 Day Range

MA: $16.52
Low: $13.12
High: $19.25

52 Week Range

Now: $18.18
Low: $13.04
High: $39.17

Volume

1,384,980 shs

Average Volume

1,343,109 shs

Market Capitalization

$630.30 million

P/E Ratio

53.47

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.77

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's top insider investors include:
  1. Kevin M Sheehan (CEO)
  2. Christopher Daniel Morris (CEO)
  3. John Mulleady (SVP)
  4. Darin Harper (CFO)
  5. Michael J Griffith (Director)
  6. Tarun Lal (CEO)
Learn More about top insider investors at Dave & Buster‘s Entertainment.

Who are the major institutional investors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's top institutional investors include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 8.43%
  2. Nomura Holdings Inc. — 6.96%
  3. Eminence Capital LP — 6.81%
  4. Patient Capital Management LLC — 6.16%
  5. Clearline Capital LP — 4.67%
  6. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC — 3.73%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Dave & Buster‘s Entertainment stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock?

Within the previous quarter, PLAY stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Eminence Capital LP
  2. Capital Fund Management S.A.
  3. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  4. Vanguard Group Inc.
  5. NewEdge Wealth LLC
  6. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC
  7. Sapience Investments LLC
  8. Quantbot Technologies LP

Which institutional investors are buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock?

During the last quarter, PLAY stock was bought by institutional investors including:
  1. Nomura Holdings Inc.
  2. Fund 1 Investments LLC
  3. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.
  4. UBS Group AG
  5. Clearline Capital LP
  6. Cibc World Market Inc.
  7. IMC Chicago LLC
  8. SG Americas Securities LLC
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock:
  1. Kevin M Sheehan (CEO)
  2. Christopher Daniel Morris (CEO)
  3. John Mulleady (SVP)
  4. Darin Harper (CFO)
Learn More investors buying Dave & Buster‘s Entertainment stock.