Dave & Buster's Entertainment short interest was 36.21% of the float on September 15th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 9,831,307 shares, which was an increase of 13.2% from August 31st.
It is estimated that it would take 2.49 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 92 institutional investors add shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock to their portfolio, and 136 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- WOLF HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP added 1,356,903 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $15,468,694
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,068,676 shares (+49.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $12,182,906
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 1,030,749 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,750,538
- PATIENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 947,636 shares (-82.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,803,050
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 871,413 shares (-98.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $9,934,108
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 762,298 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $8,690,197
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 670,388 shares (+45.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $7,642,423
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Insider Trading Activity
Dave & Buster's Entertainment insiders have traded $PLAY stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PLAY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- STEVE KLOHN (SVP Chief Information Officer) sold 6,989 shares for an estimated $102,668
- NATHANIEL LIPMAN purchased 12,000 shares for an estimated $81,300
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PLAY recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $PLAY in the last 6 months, with a median target of $14.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Dennis Geiger from UBS set a target price of $12.0 on 06/16/2026
- Andrew Strelzik from BMO Capital set a target price of $22.0 on 06/16/2026
- Brian Mullan from Piper Sandler set a target price of $14.0 on 04/06/2026
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