DAVE & BUSTERS ENTMT INC PLAY
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 238337109 · ISIN US2383371091
Restaurant and entertainment business
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Eating Places
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- Founded1982
- Websitedaveandbusters.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($11.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.4m as of 2023-03-17, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.81. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($26.8m notional), 19 hold puts ($40.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 226 |
| Q4 2022 | 230 |
| Q1 2023 | 226 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 110 | 113 |
| Q1 2023 | 108 | 121 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $66.0m | $47.8m | 0.72 |
| Q4 2022 | $51.3m | $50.8m | 0.99 |
| Q1 2023 | $26.8m | $40.6m | 1.52 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | +658.6k |
| Boston Partners | New | +599.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +530.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +484.4k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC | New | +473.6k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +431.9k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +382.9k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | New | +374.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +313.9k |
| ING GROEP NV | Added | +220.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -871.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -807.5k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Sold out | -609.0k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -540.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -534.7k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -468.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -410.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -254.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -221.7k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | Reduced | -220.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.6m205.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.6m150.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m88.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.2m60.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.1m56.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.9m51.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $1.1m29.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $941.0k25.6k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $875.6k23.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $676.9k18.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.9m405.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.3m117.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.8m103.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.7m74.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m56.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $1.8m500 shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $1.5m40.0k shares |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $1.5m40.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m38.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $1.3m36.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 13D · may seek influence +2.1 pts · filed 2025-04-09 | 20.6% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -6.1 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 6.0% |
| BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-27 | 5.3% |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP (0.0%, 2026-07-02), Patient Capital Management, LLC (3.3%, 2026-05-08), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $523.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $789.5k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $632.2k | 2 | $426.9k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 6 | $1.9m | 1 | $262.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 3 | $327.7k | 1 | $262.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | Mulleady John SVP, RE & Dev | Sold | $262.5k7.5k shares |
| 2023-01-13 | Pineiro Antonio SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc | Bought | $127.6k3.0k shares |
| 2023-01-11 | Zickefoose Ashley SVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Bought | $149.7k3.6k shares |
| 2023-01-11 | Jones Randall L VP Accounting and Controller | Bought | $50.4k1.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $265.1m | Added +484.4k |
| Hill Path Capital LP 11.15% of their portfolio | 7.1m $261.9m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $165.8m | Reduced -254.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $90.5m | Added +147.6k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.88% of their portfolio | 2.4m $90.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.9m | Added +530.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.1m | Added +110.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.9m | Added +44.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 920.1k $33.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 829.5k $30.5m | Added +39.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 741.2k $27.3m | Added +313.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 711.8k $26.2m | Added +29.3k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC 17.03% of their portfolio | 661.4k $24.3m | Reduced -172.3k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.27% of their portfolio | 658.6k $24.2m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 657.5k $24.2m | Reduced -807.5k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.22% of their portfolio | 620.0k $22.8m | Added +220.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 599.0k $21.9m | New |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 575.0k $21.2m | Reduced -220.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 529.3k $19.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 522.4k $19.2m | Reduced -10.8k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 473.6k $17.4m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 470.4k $17.3m | Added +5.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 440.2k $16.2m | Reduced -199.0k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 431.9k $15.9m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.9k $14.4m | Reduced -10.2k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 382.9k $14.1m | New |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 2.57% of their portfolio | 374.8k $13.8m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.1k $12.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.7k $12.5m | Reduced -410.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 300.7k $11.1m | Added +67.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 291.8k $10.7m | Reduced -207.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.9k $10.3m | Added +19.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.5k $9.4m | Reduced -48.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.5k $9.4m | Reduced -4.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.9k $9.3m | Reduced -5.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.8k $9.1m | Added +25.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.8k $8.8m | Added +92.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.2k $8.8m | Reduced -126.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 231.9k $8.5m | Added +3.5k |
| JAT Capital Mgmt LP 2.35% of their portfolio | 214.3k $7.9m | Reduced -23.2k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 1.98% of their portfolio | 212.0k $7.8m | Added +22.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.6k $7.5m | Added +198.7k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 196.9k $7.2m | Added +7.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.8k $7.1m | Added +22.2k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 3.12% of their portfolio | 187.1k $6.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.8k $6.8m | Reduced -534.7k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 183.8k $6.8m | Added +51.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.9k $6.5m | Added +64.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.2k $6.5m | Reduced -6.6k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 164.2k $6.0m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 164.1k $6.0m | Reduced -75.7k |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.38% of their portfolio | 160.3k $5.9m | Reduced -39.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.3k $5.6m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.5k $4.8m | Added +1.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.8k $4.7m | Added +6.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.0k $4.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 126.9k $4.7m | Added +57.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 124.8k $4.6m | Added +3.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.3k $4.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 121.0k $4.5m | Added +106.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.6k $4.3m | Added +31.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.7k $4.3m | Added +99.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 114.3k $4.2m | Added +17.8k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 1.99% of their portfolio | 112.6k $4.1m | Added +48.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.3k $3.9m | Reduced -18.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.3k $3.8m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.6k $3.8m | Reduced -871.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.4k $3.8m | Added +54.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.2k $3.6m | Added +15.5k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.3m | Added +33.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.2k $3.3m | Added +40.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 88.0k $3.2m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.2k $3.2m | Reduced -4.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 85.7k $3.2m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.6k $3.1m | Added +1.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.3k $3.1m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.0k $2.9m | Reduced -79.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.2k $2.8m | Reduced -217 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.9k $2.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.7k $2.7m | New |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.5k $2.5m | Added +10.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $2.5m | Reduced -92.3k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.80% of their portfolio | 67.3k $2.5m | Reduced -22.7k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 58.0k $2.1m | Added +66 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $2.0m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 52.5k $1.9m | Added +22.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $1.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.2k $1.7m | Reduced -65.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.5k $1.6m | Reduced -428 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.2k $1.6m | Added +27.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $1.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.5m | Added +7.1k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.9k $1.5m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $1.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.4m | Added +9.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $1.3m | Added +1.4k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 34.5k $1.3m | Reduced -60.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.2m | Reduced -48.8k |