Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc shares valued at $251,916 were purchased by Lal Tarun on Jul 22 ’25. At $31.26 per share, Lal Tarun acquired 8,060 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 8,060 shares worth approximately $0.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mulleady John sold 5,931 shares, netting a total of over 194,460 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.79 each, the insider now holds 42,550 shares.
Before that, John Mulleady had added 5,931 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $193,173, the Director bought Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc shares for $32.57 each.
As published in a research note from William Blair on December 11, 2024, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [PLAY] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Truist downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 11, 2024, Gordon Haskett has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for PLAY. Earlier on October 07, 2024, The Benchmark Company initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for PLAY stock.
Analyzing PLAY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc [NASDAQ: PLAY] plunged -4.95% to $25.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.71, but it reached a high of $26.555 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -17.54%. Over the course of the year, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.90%.
Is Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.03 million shares to 6.22 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 8.26 million shares. A decline of -32.68% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.77.
Which companies own the most shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (PLAY)?
In terms of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21 in the next 12 months, down nearly -20.66% from the previous closing price of $26.47. Analysts anticipate Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc stock to reach 21 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 21. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2024, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $71.
