PLAY

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places · Inc. DE · CIK 0001525769

$11.04 -1.43% $383.5M

High Impact Filing (8/10)

Vol

Market Cap$383.5M

Cap SizeSmall Cap

Analyst ConsensusBuy (59%)

Inst. Holders7 funds

Inst. Value$84.8M

Inst. Activity1 buys / 1 sells

Insider Activity0B / 1S

Insider Net $-$102.7K

Reddit Sentiment63° Warm

SEC Reports1

Press Releases1

Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Retail-Eating Places·Inc. DE·CIK 0001525769·Prev Close $11.20

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 Insider

Klohn Steve sold 2,870 shares

SVP Chief Information Officer @ $11.04 ($31.7K)

Jun 8, 2026 earnings_calendar

PLAY Q1 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-06-08

Jun 2, 2026 Insider

Fish Kevin sold 40,823 shares

SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc @ $0.00 ($0.00)

Jun 2, 2026 Insider

Fish Kevin sold 54,466 shares

SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc @ $0.00 ($0.00)

Apr 21, 2026 SEC

Dave & Buster's reported a net loss of $39.8M ($1.15/share) in Q4 2025, missing consensus EPS of $0.66 by a wide margin,

8-K — Impact 8/10

Inst.

BANK OF AMERICA CORP — TRIM

154,193 shares ($2.5M)

Inst.

FMR LLC — DOUBLED

10,290 shares ($166.8K)

Mar 17, 2026 Press

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. announced it will release its Q4 and full-year 2026 financial results on March 31, 2

Impact 3/10

Price Targets

$18.88 +64.8% upside Strong Buy

Current $11.45 Low $13.00 Median $17.50 High $30.00 8 analysts

$13.00 $30.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold59% buy · 17 analysts

3Strong Buy

7Buy

7Hold

0Sell

0Strong Sell

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Apr 6, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral → Neutral
Jan 8, 2026	Truist Securities	MAINTAIN	Hold → Hold
Jan 6, 2026	UBS	MAINTAIN	Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

Period	EPS Est.	Range	Growth	#
Current Q	$0.66	$0.54 — $0.78	-13% YoY	5
Next Q	$0.34 ▲ +3.5%	$0.10 — $0.72	-15% YoY	6
Current FY	$-0.33 ▲ +12.1%	$-1.35 — $0.41	-10% YoY	7
Next FY	$0.14 ▲ +50.2%	$-0.50 — $0.63	143% YoY	6

Latest Reports

BEARISH 8-K 8/10

Dave & Buster's reported a net loss of $39.8M ($1.15/share) in Q4 2025, missing consensus EPS of $0.66 by a wide margin,

Apr 21, 2026

NEUTRAL Press 3/10

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. announced it will release its Q4 and full-year 2026 financial results on March 31, 2

Mar 17, 2026

Top Institutional Holders

Fund	Value	Move
VANGUARD GROUP INC	$39.8M	—
MORGAN STANLEY	$23.5M	—
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	$10.2M	NEW
Fund 1 Investments, LLC	$7.4M	NEW
BANK OF AMERICA CORP	$2.5M	TRIM

Recent Insider Trades

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Jun 8, 2026	Klohn Steve	F	$31.7K
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	A	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	A	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	A	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Wehner Tony	A	$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

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Warm

Bearish Neutral Bullish

31 mentions 15 bullish 6 bearish

7 institutional holders with $84.8M total value (5,232,374 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, CHARLES.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#	Fund	Shares	Value	% of Tracked	Last Move
1	VANGUARD GROUP INC	2,453,674	$39.8M	46.9%	—
2	MORGAN STANLEY	1,451,586	$23.5M	27.7%	—
3	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	628,455	$10.2M	12.0%	NEW
4	Fund 1 Investments, LLC	453,909	$7.4M	8.7%	NEW
5	BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	154,193	$2.5M	2.9%	TRIM -41.5%
6	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	80,267	$1.3M	1.5%	DOUBLED +243.2%
7	FMR LLC	10,290	$166.8K	0.2%	DOUBLED +120.5%

Recent Position Changes

Fund	Action	Prev Shares	Curr Shares	Change %	Value	Quarter
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	TRIM	263,492	154,193	-41.5%	$2.5M	2025-Q4
FMR LLC	DOUBLED	4,667	10,290	+120.5%	$166.8K	2025-Q4
UBS Group AG	DOUBLED	215,008	509,924	+137.2%	$9.3M	2025-Q3
Fund 1 Investments, LLC	NEW	—	429,000	—	$7.8M	2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	ADD	191,058	263,492	+37.9%	$4.8M	2025-Q3
UBS Group AG	NEAR_EXIT	956,823	215,008	-77.5%	$6.5M	2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	TRIM	284,693	191,058	-32.9%	$5.7M	2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	DOUBLED	20,567	70,583	+243.2%	$2.1M	2025-Q2
FMR LLC	TRIM	6,362	4,586	-27.9%	$80.6K	2025-Q1
Fund 1 Investments, LLC	EXIT	381,566	0	-100.0%	$0.00	2025-Q1
UBS Group AG	DOUBLED	14,672	946,984	+6354.4%	$27.6M	2024-Q4
Fund 1 Investments, LLC	NEW	—	381,566	—	$11.1M	2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	ADD	13,451	17,154	+27.5%	$500.7K	2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	NEW	—	462,191	—	$15.7M	2024-Q3

15 unique insiders with 1 transactions. Net insider value: -$102.7K ($0.00 bought, $102.7K sold).

Insider Transactions

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value
Jun 8, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	F	2,870	$11.04	$31.7K
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc	A	40,823	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc	A	54,466	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Fish Kevin	SVP, Chief Tech & Digital Ofc	A	40,823	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Wehner Tony	Pres. Operations, Main Event	A	12,247	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Wehner Tony	Pres. Operations, Main Event	A	28,576	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Lehner Les	SVP, Chief Development Officer	A	28,576	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Lehner Les	SVP, Chief Development Officer	A	12,247	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Pineiro Antonio	President, International	A	12,247	$0.00	$0.00
Jun 2, 2026	Pineiro Antonio	President, International	A	28,576	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	SHEEHAN KEVIN M	Director	A	1,192	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	SHAH ATISH	Director	A	867	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	Lipman Nathaniel	Director	A	759	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	Weiss Allen R	Director	A	867	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	CHAMBERS JAMES P.	Director	A	976	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	Hill Path Capital Partners LP	Director	A	867	$0.00	$0.00
May 6, 2026	Hill Path D Fund LP		A	867	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Wehner Tony	Pres. Operations, Main Event	A	10,153	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Wehner Tony	Pres. Operations, Main Event	F	586	$12.33	$7.2K
Apr 24, 2026	Wehner Tony	Pres. Operations, Main Event	A	14,674	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Weiss Allen R	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Lipman Nathaniel	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	SHAH ATISH	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	SHEEHAN KEVIN M	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Lehner Les	SVP, Chief Development Officer	A	7,991	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Lehner Les	SVP, Chief Development Officer	F	364	$12.33	$4.5K
Apr 24, 2026	Lehner Les	SVP, Chief Development Officer	A	11,549	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	A	7,521	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	A	10,870	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Lal Tarun	Chief Executive Officer	A	54,348	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	F	172	$12.33	$2.1K
Apr 24, 2026	Harper Darin	Chief Financial Officer	A	10,718	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Harper Darin	Chief Financial Officer	F	245	$12.33	$3.0K
Apr 24, 2026	Harper Darin	Chief Financial Officer	A	15,489	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Pineiro Antonio	President, International	A	8,029	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Pineiro Antonio	President, International	F	476	$12.33	$5.9K
Apr 24, 2026	Pineiro Antonio	President, International	A	11,603	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Lal Tarun	Chief Executive Officer	A	37,605	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr	SVP, Chief Legal Officer	A	4,607	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr	SVP, Chief Legal Officer	F	128	$12.33	$1.6K
Apr 24, 2026	Rodriguez Rodolfo Jr	SVP, Chief Legal Officer	A	6,658	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	CHAMBERS JAMES P.	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Hill Path Capital Partners LP	Director	A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 24, 2026	Hill Path D Fund LP		A	11,278	$0.00	$0.00
Apr 17, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	SELL	6,989	$14.69	$102.7K
Mar 25, 2026	Klohn Steve	SVP Chief Information Officer	A	11,785	$0.00	$0.00
Mar 10, 2026	SHEEHAN KEVIN M	Director	G	39,495	$0.00	$0.00
Feb 5, 2026	CHAMBERS JAMES P.	Director	A	583	$0.00	$0.00
Feb 5, 2026	Hill Path Capital Partners LP	Director	A	518	$0.00	$0.00
Feb 5, 2026	Hill Path D Fund LP		A	518	$0.00	$0.00

1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 8.0/10.

BEARISH 8-K 8/10

Dave & Buster's reported a net loss of $39.8M ($1.15/share) in Q4 2025, missing consensus EPS of $0.

Apr 21, 2026

NEUTRAL 3/10

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. announced it will release its Q4 and full-year 2026 financial re

Mar 17, 2026

Current analyst consensus: Hold (59% buy). Based on 17 analysts: 3 strong buy, 7 buy, 7 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$18.88 mean target +64.8% upside Strong Buy (2.20)

$13.00 Low $30.00 High

Metric	Value
Current Price	$11.45
Target Low	$13.00
Target Mean	$18.88
Target Median	$17.50
Target High	$30.00
# Analysts	8
Recommendation	Strong Buy (2.20)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

Period	EPS Avg	EPS Low	EPS High	EPS Growth	30d Rev.	Up/Down	Rev. Avg	Rev. Growth	Analysts
Current Q 2026-04-30	$0.66	$0.54	$0.78	-13.2%	+0.0%	0↑ 4↓	$0.6B	2.2%	5
Next Q 2026-07-31	$0.34	$0.10	$0.72	-15.0%	+3.5%	0↑ 4↓	$0.6B	3.0%	6
Current FY 2027-01-31	$-0.33	$-1.35	$0.41	-9.7%	+12.1%	0↑ 4↓	$2.2B	3.4%	7
Next FY 2028-01-31	$0.14	$-0.50	$0.63	143.1%	+50.2%	0↑ 4↓	$2.3B	4.9%	6

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

Timepoint	EPS Estimate	Change
Current	$0.660
7d ago	$0.660
30d ago	$0.660
60d ago	$0.660
90d ago	$0.836	-0.176

3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

Date	Analyst Firm	Action	Previous Rating	New Rating
Apr 6, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral	Neutral
Jan 8, 2026	Truist Securities	MAINTAIN	Hold	Hold
Jan 6, 2026	UBS	MAINTAIN	Neutral	Neutral

Monthly Consensus History

Period	Strong Buy	Buy	Hold	Buy %
Jun 1, 2026	3	7	7	59%
May 1, 2026	3	7	7	59%
Apr 1, 2026	3	7	7	59%
Mar 1, 2026	3	7	8	56%
Feb 1, 2026	3	7	8	56%
Jan 1, 2026	3	6	9	50%

Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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63°

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Bearish Neutral Bullish

31 mentions 15 bullish 6 bearish 30 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

Date	Mentions	Sentiment	Bullish	Bearish	Threads
Jun 3, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
Jun 3, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
Jun 2, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
Jun 2, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
Jun 1, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Jun 1, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
May 29, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
May 28, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
May 21, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
May 21, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
May 20, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
May 20, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
May 14, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
May 14, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
May 10, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
May 9, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 30, 2026	1	56° Neutral	0	0	1
Apr 30, 2026	1	56° Neutral	0	0	1
Apr 28, 2026	2	67° Warm	2	0	2
Apr 28, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 22, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 22, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 17, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 17, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 12, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1
Apr 8, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
Apr 8, 2026	1	50° Neutral	0	0	1
Apr 7, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
Apr 7, 2026	1	40° Cool	0	1	1
Apr 1, 2026	1	60° Warm	1	0	1

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Neutral 2mo ago

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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 2mo ago

Dave and Buster’s $PLAY: Same Price as When There Was a Virus That Didn’t Let Anyone Go Outside

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Jun 8, 2026

earnings_calendar

PLAY Q1 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-06-08

Jun 1, 2026

earnings

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. to Report First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on June 15, 2026

<p align="justify">DALLAS, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the

May 8, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: PLAY — 58.1% short (0.3M / 0.6M)

Short: 345,992 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 595,538 | Short Ratio: 58.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

May 4, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: PLAY — 60.7% short (0.4M / 0.7M)

Short: 427,640 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 704,316 | Short Ratio: 60.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

May 1, 2026

other

Dave & Buster’s Announces Board of Directors Transition

<p align="justify">DALLAS, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ: PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the

Apr 23, 2026

short_interest

FTD: PLAY — 49,399 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver

Settlement: 20260423, Price: $12.93, FTD Value: $638,729.07, DAVE & BUSTERS ENTERTAINMENT I

Apr 16, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: PLAY — 56.8% short (0.4M / 0.6M)

Short: 356,786 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 628,662 | Short Ratio: 56.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Apr 13, 2026

short_interest

FTD: PLAY — 43,798 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver

Settlement: 20260413, Price: $12.88, FTD Value: $564,118.24, DAVE & BUSTERS ENTERTAINMENT I

Apr 2, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: PLAY — 56.9% short (0.6M / 1.0M)

Short: 582,763 | Exempt: 3 | TRF Vol: 1,024,824 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Mar 31, 2026

earnings

Dave & Buster’s Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2025 Financial Results

<p align="justify">DALLAS, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ: PLAY), (“Dave & Buster’s” or “th

Mar 26, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: PLAY — 66.4% short (0.6M / 0.8M)

Short: 559,850 | Exempt: 18,320 | TRF Vol: 842,899 | Short Ratio: 66.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Mar 17, 2026

earnings

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2025 Financial Results on March 31, 2026

<p align="justify">DALLAS, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the