Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 4 insiders bought $273K and 1 sold $103K of PLAY stock on the open market.
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PLAY insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | $189K | 3 | — | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | — | 0 | $103K | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | $15K | 1 | — | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | $18K | 1 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | $51K | 1 | — | 0 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 4 Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $273K, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $103K. 0 of 1 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
PLAY stock news and SEC filings
Recent 8-K filings and headlines. Tone is scored from the headline wording; “Policy” marks regulatory, trade or government topics.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28SEC | Cory HattonCFO | Buy | 4,000104,475 held (+4%) | $6.50 | $26K | +6.2% | — |
| Sep 17SEC | Nathaniel LipmanDirector | Buy | 12,00030,715 held (+64%) | $6.78 | $81K | +1.8% | — |
| Sep 17SEC | Nathaniel LipmanDirector | Buy | 12,00030,715 held (+64%) | $6.78 | $81K | +1.8% | — |
| Apr 17SEC | Steve KlohnSvp Chief Information Officer | Sell | 6,98938,547 held (−15%) | $14.69 | $103K | -53.0% | — |
| Mar 27SEC | Tarun LalCEO | Buy | 2,50010,560 held (+31%) | $20.52 | $51K | -66.4% | — |
| Mar 27SEC | Tarun LalCEO | Buy | 1,00011,560 held (+9%) | $18.39 | $18K | -62.5% | — |
| Jan 20SEC | Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr.General Counsel | Buy | 73014,500 held (+5%) | $20.10 | $15K | -65.7% | — |
Insiders at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel LipmanDirector | $163K | — | Sep 17, 2026 | — |
| Tarun LalCEO | $70K | — | Mar 27, 2026 | — |
| Steve KlohnSvp Chief Information Officer | — | $103K | Apr 17, 2026 | — |
| Cory HattonCFO | $26K | — | Sep 28, 2026 | — |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr.General Counsel | $15K | — | Jan 20, 2026 | — |
Insider activity at other Communication Services companies
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PLAY stock: common questions
Are Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. insiders buying PLAY stock?
In the past 12 months, 4 insiders reported open-market purchases of PLAY worth $273K. The latest was CFO Cory Hatton bought $26K of PLAY at $6.50 — first open-market purchase in our records.
Are Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. insiders selling PLAY stock?
1 insiders reported sales worth $103K over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is PLAY's 52-week range?
Over the past year PLAY has traded between $6.38 and $21.17. It last closed at $6.90 on Oct 9, 2026.