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 ($6.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.2m as of 2023-12-01, 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 ≈ $53.84. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($86.2m notional), 25 hold puts ($105.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 226 |
| Q4 2022 | 230 |
| Q1 2023 | 226 |
| Q2 2023 | 214 |
| Q3 2023 | 210 |
| Q4 2023 | 214 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 103 | 128 |
| Q3 2023 | 90 | 134 |
| Q4 2023 | 89 | 134 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $26.8m | $40.6m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $53.5m | $46.9m | 0.88 |
| Q3 2023 | $47.2m | $37.4m | 0.79 |
| Q4 2023 | $86.2m | $105.1m | 1.22 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | New | +1.4m |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +839.7k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | New | +795.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +442.2k |
| EVR Research LP | Added | +275.0k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +200.0k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +197.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +195.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +189.7k |
Biggest sellers
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Sold out | -864.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -500.4k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Reduced | -443.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -442.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -419.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -312.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -224.6k |
| Q Global Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -200.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -198.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -185.2k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $17.6m326.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.3m321.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.5m231.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $10.8m200.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $5.5m101.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.2m77.4k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $2.6m48.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m40.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $2.0m36.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m33.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $14.7m273.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.9m258.6k shares |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $10.8m200.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.9m164.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.6m159.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.9m147.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $6.4m118.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.6m103.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.9m72.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $3.7m68.4k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $17.4k | 1 | $324.8k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $500.9k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-29 | Mulleady John SVP, RE & Dev | Sold | —10.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Path Capital LP 17.79% of their portfolio | 7.1m $383.4m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $287.1m | Added +145.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $237.6m | Reduced -70.0k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 3.35% of their portfolio | 3.2m $171.9m | Reduced -443.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $139.0m | Added +1.8m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 1.18% of their portfolio | 2.4m $131.9m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.77% of their portfolio | 1.6m $86.0m | Added +839.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $82.0m | Reduced -500.4k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 6.26% of their portfolio | 1.4m $72.7m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.4m | Reduced -20.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $61.3m | Reduced -35.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 912.6k $49.1m | Reduced -58.8k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 795.2k $42.8m | New |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.23% of their portfolio | 795.0k $42.8m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 779.6k $42.0m | Added +29.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.04% of their portfolio | 545.2k $29.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 499.8k $26.9m | Added +442.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.2k $25.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 400.1k $21.5m | Reduced -11.0k |
| EVR Research LP 4.24% of their portfolio | 350.0k $18.8m | Added +275.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.8k $18.6m | Reduced -44.8k |
| Sea Cliff Partners Management, LP 6.30% of their portfolio | 300.0k $16.2m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.0k $15.7m | Reduced -12.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.1k $14.8m | Added +122.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 269.8k $14.5m | Added +189.7k |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 269.1k $14.5m | Added +34.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.7k $14.5m | Added +106.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 248.4k $13.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.2k $11.7m | Reduced -77.2k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 200.0k $10.8m | New |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.02% of their portfolio | 197.0k $10.6m | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.9k $10.5m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.7k $10.4m | Reduced -63.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.7k $10.1m | Reduced -136.5k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 1.57% of their portfolio | 181.8k $9.8m | Reduced -75.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.9k $9.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 148.4k $8.0m | Reduced -49.9k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.8k $7.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.6k $7.5m | Added +17.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.9k $7.5m | Reduced -8.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.3k $7.2m | Reduced -31.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.6k $6.9m | Reduced -833 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.0k $6.4m | Added +20.7k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.52% of their portfolio | 108.1k $5.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.4k $5.7m | Reduced -8.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.0k $5.5m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $5.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 100.3k $5.4m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 99.3k $5.3m | New |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 93.4k $5.0m | Reduced -55.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.8k $4.8m | Added +42.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.8k $4.7m | Reduced -10.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $4.6m | Reduced -35.2k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.0k $4.6m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.4k $4.2m | Reduced -419.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $4.2m | Reduced -60.7k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 77.3k $4.2m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $3.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.3k $3.8m | Added +28.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.3k $3.8m | Reduced -43.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.5k $3.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.7k $3.4m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.0k $3.0m | Added +47.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $2.9m | Added +745 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $2.8m | Reduced -149.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.6k $2.8m | Added +12 |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.7m | Reduced -27.1k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 1.63% of their portfolio | 49.7k $2.7m | Reduced -24.1k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 48.3k $2.6m | Added +39.9k |
| BOULDER HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.33% of their portfolio | 46.0k $2.5m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $2.3m | Reduced -30.0k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.75% of their portfolio | 43.2k $2.3m | Reduced -132.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.5k $2.1m | Reduced -28.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $2.1m | Reduced -931 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $2.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.6k $2.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.7m | Added +3.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $1.6m | Reduced -15.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.7k $1.6m | Added +517 |
| FORA Capital, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.6m | New |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. 1.08% of their portfolio | 28.1k $1.5m | New |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 28.1k $1.5m | Added +10.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $1.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.3k $1.5m | Added +18.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $1.3m | Added +2.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $1.3m | Added +9.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $1.2m | Added +925 |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.1k $1.2m | Reduced -79.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $1.2m | Added +6.8k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 21.3k $1.1m | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $1.1m | Reduced -249 |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $1.1m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $1.1m | Added +15.4k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 20.1k $1.1m | Reduced -12.6k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $1.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $1.1m | Reduced -159 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.3k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.1k $1.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $987.0k | Reduced -525 |