Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PLAY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.0b

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NasdaqGS:PLAY Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
17 Jun 25SellUS$194,460John MulleadyIndividual5,931US$32.79
26 Dec 24SellUS$175,980John MulleadyIndividual6,000US$29.33
19 Dec 24BuyUS$503,107Kevin SheehanIndividual19,025US$26.44
13 Dec 24BuyUS$273,100Hamish DoddsIndividual10,000US$27.31
13 Dec 24BuyUS$27,350Antonio BautistaIndividual1,000US$27.35
13 Dec 24BuyUS$491,058Michael GriffithIndividual18,000US$27.28
12 Dec 24BuyUS$961,397Kevin SheehanIndividual37,735US$25.48
07 Oct 24BuyUS$502,162Christopher MorrisIndividual14,912US$33.68
12 Sep 24SellUS$545,207Steven KlohnIndividual17,512US$31.29
05 Jul 24BuyUS$526,420Darin HarperIndividual13,578US$38.78

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: PLAY insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of PLAY?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
State or Government7,8010.0167%
Individual Insiders730,3791.56%
Hedge Funds2,905,4546.22%
VC/PE Firms7,119,25515.3%
Institutions35,915,71376.9%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 111.95% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
20.6%
Hill Path Capital LP
7,119,255US$214.1m0%12.18%
13.7%
BlackRock, Inc.
4,731,108US$142.3m-5.75%no data
10.3%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
3,570,512US$107.4m1.36%no data
8.4%
Eminence Capital, LP
2,905,454US$87.4m-24.4%1.19%
7%
Nomura Holdings Inc, Securities & Investment Arm
2,419,491US$72.8m0%0.25%
6.37%
Patient Capital Management, LLC
2,201,507US$66.2m23.9%3.01%
3.98%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC
1,375,393US$41.4m1.22%0.12%
3.9%
Clearline Capital LP
1,349,236US$40.6m17.7%3.49%
3.8%
Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking and Brokerage Investments
1,313,005US$39.5m-1.12%no data
3.63%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
1,253,400US$37.7m318%0.08%
3.62%
Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Banking and Securities Investments
1,250,778US$37.6m-14%0.02%
3.5%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
1,211,420US$36.4m-5.05%no data
3.28%
Castleknight Management LP
1,135,014US$34.1m62.7%2.9%
2.99%
UBS Asset Management AG
1,034,172US$31.1m26.5%no data
2.31%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
797,413US$24.0m-17%no data
2.16%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
746,405US$22.5m-0.9%no data
2.11%
NewEdge Wealth, LLC
728,463US$21.9m0.13%0.37%
1.67%
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
578,639US$17.4m1.92%0.01%
1.49%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
516,835US$15.5m9.52%no data
1.45%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
500,142US$15.0m-60.5%0.01%
1.37%
Sea Cliff Partners Management, LP
472,656US$14.2m-11.7%4.69%
1.22%
LSV Asset Management
422,986US$12.7m129%0.03%
1.13%
CIBC World Markets Corp., Brokerage and Security Investments
390,984US$11.8m1.02%0.08%
1.01%
Northern Trust Global Investments
350,841US$10.6m-5.64%no data
0.96%
Millennium Management LLC
332,278US$10.0m481%0.01%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/01 21:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/01 00:00
Earnings2025/05/06
Annual Earnings2025/02/04

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HickeyBenchmark Company
Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lynne CollierCanaccord Genuity