Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) shareholders
PLAYNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends February 2
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 14, 2026Score 4/3074% below fair value
$8.02+0.17 (+2.17%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $279.34MP/E –Yield –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
100.0%
42M of 35M shares
Institutional holders
170
33 new, 46 sold out
Net institutional buying
1M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
4 buys · 1 sales
Net bought $100.72K
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP Joint filing with Hill Path Holdings LLC (20.60%), Ross Scott I (20.60%) and 6 more | 7,119,255 | 20.60% | 13D (active) amendment | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Ricky C. Sandler Joint filing with Eminence Capital, LP (7.50%) | 2,905,454 | 7.50% | 13G (passive) amendment | Mar 31, 2025 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,084,177 | 6.00% | 13G (passive) amendment | Mar 31, 2026 |
| BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC | 1,834,052 | 5.30% | 13G (passive) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership Joint filing with Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC (5.20%) | 1,803,552 | 5.20% | 13G (passive) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Joint filing with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (5.10%) | 1,787,437 | 5.10% | 13G (passive) amendment | Sep 30, 2026 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of PLAY | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP | 7,119,255 | 20.44% | $81.16M | – | 4.23% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,221,499 | 9.25% | $36.73M | +1,068,676 | 0.00% |
| Nomura Holdings Inc | 2,411,191 | 6.92% | $27.49M | – | 0.03% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,144,687 | 6.16% | $24.45M | +670,388 | 0.00% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,803,552 | 5.18% | $20.56M | +293,800 | 0.01% |
| Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 1,456,000 | 4.18% | $16.60M | – | 0.02% |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | 1,356,903 | 3.90% | $15.47M | New | 1.29% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,163,837 | 3.34% | $13.27M | +4,472 | 0.00% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1,122,320 | 3.22% | $12.79M | +459,121 | 0.01% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,047,369 | 3.01% | $11.94M | −503,167 | 0.00% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,030,749 | 2.96% | $11.75M | New | 0.01% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 762,298 | 2.19% | $8.69M | +87,488 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 686,582 | 1.97% | $7.83M | +8,892 | 0.00% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 685,330 | 1.97% | $7.81M | +203,162 | 0.01% |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 658,000 | 1.89% | $7.50M | −513,000 | 0.08% |
| Hrt Financial LP | 626,943 | 1.80% | $7.15M | +117,326 | 0.00% |
| CastleKnight Management LP | 619,365 | 1.78% | $7.06M | – | 0.10% |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 610,800 | 1.75% | $6.96M | +571,930 | 0.06% |
| State Street Corp | 592,925 | 1.70% | $6.76M | −97,896 | 0.00% |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 537,254 | 1.54% | $6.12M | +358,588 | 0.08% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 170 | 42M | 100.0% | 33 / 59 | 55 / 46 | 11M | 10M |
| Q1 2026 | 186 | 41M | 100.0% | 46 / 53 | 56 / 44 | 9M | 7M |
| Q4 2025 | 188 | 42M | 100.0% | 38 / 62 | 61 / 33 | 6M | 7M |
| Q3 2025 | 188 | 42M | 100.0% | 29 / 51 | 70 / 33 | 7M | 4M |
| Q2 2025 | 193 | 40M | 100.0% | 37 / 47 | 85 / 29 | 4M | 9M |
| Q1 2025 | 187 | 46M | 100.0% | 32 / 63 | 59 / 36 | 5M | 8M |
| Q4 2024 | 192 | 49M | 100.0% | 36 / 65 | 58 / 64 | 8M | 8M |
| Q3 2024 | 223 | 49M | 100.0% | 47 / 53 | 85 / 43 | 15M | 7M |
| Q2 2024 | 220 | 46M | 100.0% | 37 / 77 | 74 / 51 | 7M | 11M |
| Q1 2024 | 236 | 50M | 100.0% | 53 / 59 | 97 / 28 | 10M | 6M |
| Q4 2023 | 213 | 46M | 100.0% | 48 / 47 | 92 / 41 | 8M | 7M |
| Q3 2023 | 208 | 45M | 100.0% | 35 / 54 | 95 / 39 | 6M | 7M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
145 funds held PLAY in Q2 2026, 67% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of PLAY | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 818,525 | 2.35% | $9.33M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 709,562 | 2.04% | $8.09M | 0.01% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF | 329,994 | 0.95% | $4.41M | 0.05% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 317,044 | 0.91% | $3.61M | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 296,916 | 0.85% | $3.22M | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 255,948 | 0.73% | $2.92M | 0.02% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | 160,854 | 0.46% | $1.74M | 0.06% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 143,315 | 0.41% | $1.92M | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | 139,655 | 0.40% | $1.87M | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | 129,240 | 0.37% | $1.73M | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index Fund | 114,806 | 0.33% | $1.24M | 0.05% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| U.S. Small Cap Portfolio | 114,336 | 0.33% | $1.24M | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund | 110,667 | 0.32% | $1.48M | 0.02% | May 31, 2026 |
| iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 91,575 | 0.26% | $1.04M | 0.07% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund | 67,474 | 0.19% | $731.42K | 0.01% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarun Lal | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 49,165 | 0.14% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Cory Hatton | Interim CFO | 103,740 | 0.30% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Les Lehner | SVP, Chief Development Officer | 88,249 | 0.25% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Antonio Pineiro | President, International | 86,884 | 0.25% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Tony Wehner | President Main Event | 113,259 | 0.33% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Darin Harper | Chief Executive Officer | 307,344 | 0.88% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Aldo Rosales | Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | 103,696 | 0.30% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Rachel Morgan | Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | 141,156 | 0.41% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Amanda Busby | Chief Operations Officer | 72,464 | 0.21% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Derek Sample | Chief Accounting Officer | 39,019 | 0.11% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Jeremy Tucker | Chief Marketing Officer | 231,092 | 0.66% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Steve Klohn | SVP Chief Information Officer | 43,026 | 0.12% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Kevin Fish | SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | 40,823 | 0.12% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr | SVP, Chief Legal Officer | 27,366 | 0.08% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Humera Kassem | Chief People Officer | 8,434 | 0.02% | Jul 17, 2025 |
| John Mulleady | Former Chief Dev Ofc | 63,090 | 0.18% | Jul 7, 2025 |
| James P. Chambers | Director | 33,644 | 0.10% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Scott I. Ross | Director, 10% owner | – | – | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Charles Protell | Director | 23,499 | 0.07% | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan | Director | 160,364 | 0.46% | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Allen R. Weiss | Director | 30,684 | 0.09% | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Nathaniel Lipman | Director | 42,724 | 0.12% | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Atish Shah | Director | 29,584 | 0.08% | May 7, 2026 |
| Hamish Dodds | Director | 44,216 | 0.13% | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Michael J. Griffith | Director | 72,217 | 0.21% | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Path Investment Holdings LLC Hill | – | 6,812,240 | 19.56% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Path Capital Partners II GP LLC Hill | – | 7,136,329 | 20.49% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Path Capital Partners II LP Hill | – | 7,138,148 | 20.49% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Path J. Fund LP Hill | – | 6,081,918 | 17.46% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Path Capital LP Hill | 10% owner | 7,125,051 | 20.46% | Nov 9, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Path D. Fund LP Hill – | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +1,277 | – | – | 20,170 |
| Path Capital Partners LP Hill – | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +1,277 | – | – | 20,170 |
| James P. Chambers Director | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +2,236 | – | – | 33,644 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +1,437 | – | – | 42,724 |
| Charles Protell Director | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +958 | – | – | 23,499 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +958 | – | – | 91,339 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Nov 4, 2026 | Award | +1,277 | – | – | 30,684 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Nov 2, 2026 | Gift | −39,495 | – | – | 90,381 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,624 | $6.56 | $10.65K | 86,884 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −735 | $6.56 | $4.82K | 103,740 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,624 | $6.56 | $10.65K | 88,249 |
| Aldo Rosales Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −895 | $6.56 | $5.87K | 103,696 |
| Tony Wehner President Main Event | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,624 | $6.56 | $10.65K | 113,259 |
| Darin Harper Chief Executive Officer | Oct 7, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,788 | $6.56 | $11.73K | 307,344 |
| Darin Harper Chief Executive Officer | Sep 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −820 | $6.38 | $5.23K | 309,132 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Sep 28, 2026 | Buy | +4,000 | $6.50 | $26.00K | 104,475 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 29,407 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 41,287 |
| Rachel Morgan Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +15,106 | – | – | 141,156 |
| Charles Protell Director | Sep 25, 2026 | Award | +10,572 | – | – | 22,541 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 17, 2026 | Buy | +12,000 | $6.78 | $81.36K | 30,715 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Sep 17, 2026 | Buy | +12,000 | $6.78 | $81.36K | 30,715 |
| Derek Sample Chief Accounting Officer | Aug 31, 2026 | Award | +39,019 | – | – | 39,019 |
| Amanda Busby Chief Operations Officer | Aug 31, 2026 | Award | +72,464 | – | – | 72,464 |
| Charles Protell Director | Aug 18, 2026 | Award | +11,185 | – | – | 11,969 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 100,475 |
| Aldo Rosales Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 104,591 |
| Darin Harper Chief Executive Officer | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +203,046 | – | – | 309,952 |
| Cory Hatton Interim CFO | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +50,761 | – | – | 100,475 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Aug 10, 2026 | Award | +35,533 | – | – | 129,876 |
| James P. Chambers Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,071 | – | – | 31,408 |
| G. Gp Llc Hp – | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,893 |
| Path Capital Partners II LP Hill – | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,893 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,309 | – | – | 94,343 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +952 | – | – | 18,835 |
| Charles Protell Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +784 | – | – | 784 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | Aug 5, 2026 | Award | +1,012 | – | – | 18,715 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,920 | $11.40 | $56.09K | 106,906 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,011 | $11.27 | $11.39K | 111,960 |
| Darin Harper Chief Financial Officer | Jun 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −134 | $11.27 | $1.51K | 111,826 |
| Rachel Morgan Chief Legal Officer, Corp Sec | Jun 22, 2026 | Award | +126,050 | – | – | 126,050 |
| Jeremy Tucker Chief Marketing Officer | Jun 22, 2026 | Award | +231,092 | – | – | 231,092 |
| Steve Klohn SVP Chief Information Officer | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,870 | $11.04 | $31.68K | 43,026 |
| Kevin Fish SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +40,823 | – | – | 40,823 |
| Tony Wehner Pres. Operations, Main Event | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 114,883 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 89,873 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | +28,576 | – | – | 88,508 |
| G. Gp Llc Hp – | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,941 |
| Path Holdings LLC Hill 10% owner | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,941 |
| James P. Chambers Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +976 | – | – | 30,337 |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +1,192 | – | – | 93,034 |
| Nathaniel Lipman Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +759 | – | – | 17,703 |
| Atish Shah Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 29,584 |
| Allen R. Weiss Director | May 6, 2026 | Award | +867 | – | – | 17,883 |
| J. Gp Llc Hp – | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 17,074 |
| Atish Shah Director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +11,278 | – | – | 28,717 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −364 | $12.33 | $4.49K | 61,297 |
| Les Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +7,991 | – | – | 61,661 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | +8,029 | – | – | 60,408 |
| Antonio Pineiro President, International | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax withholding | −476 | $12.33 | $5.87K | 59,932 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
39.59%
10M shares short
Days to cover
5.6
At 2M shares a day
Change since last report
-4.0%
From 11M shares
Short volume, 20 days
47.3%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 121,241 shares on Oct 8, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Klohn Officer | Apr 17, 2026 | 6,989 | $102.67K | Apr 17, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Hamish Dodds Director | Dec 18, 2025 | 21,911 | $398.89K | Dec 18, 2025 | Compensation and Open Market Purchase |
| John Mulleady Director | Jun 17, 2025 | 5,931 | $193.17K | Jun 17, 2025 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| John Mulleady Director | Dec 26, 2024 | 6,000 | $175.98K | Dec 26, 2024 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| Steve Klohn Former Officer | Oct 29, 2024 | 7,134 | $286.39K | Oct 29, 2024 | Option Granted - 04/24/2023 |
| Steve Klohn Officer | Sep 13, 2024 | 14,287 | $444.30K | Sep 12, 2024 | Purchase |
| Steve Klohn Officer | Sep 12, 2024 | 3,225 | $100.91K | Sep 12, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| John Mulleady Officer | Apr 4, 2024 | 42,824 | $2.92M | Apr 4, 2024 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Apr 4, 2024 | 50,000 | $3.42M | Apr 4, 2024 | Gift |
| Kevin M. Sheehan Director | Apr 4, 2024 | 25,000 | $1.71M | Apr 4, 2024 | Compensation |
| John Mulleady Director | Jan 16, 2024 | 7,500 | $369.30K | Jan 16, 2024 | Option Exercise |
| John Mulleady Director | Dec 29, 2023 | 10,000 | $543.70K | Dec 29, 2023 | Restricted Stock Unit Award |
| Zickefoose Ashley Former Officer | Nov 14, 2023 | 6,600 | $244.20K | Nov 14, 2023 | Open Market Purchase |
| John Mulleady Officer | Sep 15, 2023 | 7,500 | $273.83K | Sep 15, 2023 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Michael J. Griffith Director | Sep 12, 2023 | 6,470 | $227.00K | Sep 12, 2023 | Stock Bonus |
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