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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY · Nasdaq · CIK 0001525769 · Consumer Cyclical · Entertainment

INSIDER SIGNAL

54.0 / 100

2 buyers · 2 purchase transaction lines · $107.4K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthLow
Purchase sizeLow
RoleModerate
RecencyModerate
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+14.0 / 35
Purchase size+7.9 / 25
Role+15.0 / 20
Recency+7.2 / 10
Conviction+10.0 / 10

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 2 insider(s), not 4+
  • ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
  • ✓ Role scores high · most senior buyer: Interim CFO
  • ✓ Recent activity · latest purchase 2026-09-28

Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.

US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Lipman NathanielDirector
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Harper DarinChief Financial Officer
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Hatton CoryInterim CFO
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Weiss Allen RDirector
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Wehner TonyPres. Operations, Main Event
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SHEEHAN KEVIN MDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 14 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS2
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION76%Largest buyer: Lipman Nathaniel · $81.4K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D2 insidersPeak activity: 2026-09-17–2026-09-28

Roles in the peak window: Director, Interim CFO. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

54.0 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.3 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 38.1
  2. 38.0
  3. 54.4
  4. 54.3
  5. 54.0

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

5Purchases
1Sales
89Other Form 4 lines
80SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING2 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER63 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot detected in parsed evidence

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-15.5%
3M
-31.3%
6M
-46.4%
12M
-60.9%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
72.5%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 14.6M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 240.3M
P/E
—

Fundamentals

Profit margin
-2.3%
ROE
-53.4%
Industry
Entertainment

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2026-02-03 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-09-09 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
9,733,845
Previous report
9,831,307
Avg daily volume
2,733,336
Days to cover
3.6

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-28Hatton CoryPurchase (P)Common Stock4,000USD 6.50USD 26,000SEC filing ↗
2026-09-17Lipman NathanielPurchase (P)Common Stock12,000USD 6.78USD 81,360SEC filing ↗
2026-01-16Rodriguez Rodolfo JrPurchase (P)Common Stock730USD 20.10USD 14,673SEC filing ↗
2025-10-21Lal TarunPurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 18.39USD 18,390SEC filing ↗
2025-09-18Lal TarunPurchase (P)Common Stock2,500USD 20.52USD 51,300SEC filing ↗
2025-07-22Lal TarunPurchase (P)Common Stock8,060USD 31.26USD 251,956SEC filing ↗
2024-12-19SHEEHAN KEVIN MPurchase (P)Common Stock19,025USD 26.44USD 503,021SEC filing ↗
2024-12-13Pineiro AntonioPurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 27.35USD 27,350SEC filing ↗
2024-12-13Griffith Michael JPurchase (P)Common Stock18,000USD 27.28USD 491,040SEC filing ↗
2024-12-13DODDS HAMISHPurchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 27.31USD 273,100SEC filing ↗
2024-12-12SHEEHAN KEVIN MPurchase (P)Common Stock37,735USD 25.48USD 961,488SEC filing ↗
2024-10-07MORRIS CHRISTOPHER DANIELPurchase (P)Common Stock14,912USD 33.68USD 502,236SEC filing ↗
2024-10-07MORRIS CHRISTOPHER DANIELPurchase (P)Common Stock14,912USD 33.68USD 502,236SEC filing ↗
2024-07-05Harper DarinPurchase (P)Common Stock140USD 37.82USD 5,295SEC filing ↗
2024-07-03Harper DarinPurchase (P)Common Stock13,438USD 38.78USD 521,126SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

95 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 685 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-07Wehner TonyTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,624USD 6.56USD 10,653SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Rosales AldoTax withholding (F)Common Stock895USD 6.56USD 5,871SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Pineiro AntonioTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,624USD 6.56USD 10,653SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-07Wehner TonyTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,624USD 6.56USD 10,653SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Rosales AldoTax withholding (F)Common Stock895USD 6.56USD 5,871SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Pineiro AntonioTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,624USD 6.56USD 10,653SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Lehner LesTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,624USD 6.56USD 10,653SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Hatton CoryTax withholding (F)Common Stock735USD 6.56USD 4,822SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Harper DarinTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,788USD 6.56USD 11,729SEC filing ↗
2026-09-30Harper DarinTax withholding (F)Common Stock820USD 6.38USD 5,232SEC filing ↗
2026-09-28Hatton CoryPurchase (P)Common Stock4,000USD 6.50USD 26,000SEC filing ↗
2026-09-25Weiss Allen RAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,572USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-25Protell CharlesAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,572USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-25Morgan RachelAward / grant (A)Common Stock15,106USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-25Lipman NathanielAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,572USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-17Lipman NathanielPurchase (P)Stock Option (Right to Buy)12,000USD 6.78USD 81,360SEC filing ↗
2026-09-17Lipman NathanielPurchase (P)Common Stock12,000USD 6.78USD 81,360SEC filing ↗
2026-08-31Sample DerekAward / grant (A)Common Stock39,019USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-31Busby AmandaAward / grant (A)Common Stock72,464USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-18Protell CharlesAward / grant (A)Common Stock11,185USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-10Rosales AldoAward / grant (A)Common Stock50,761USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-10Hatton CoryAward / grant (A)Common Stock50,761USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-10Hatton CoryAward / grant (A)Common Stock50,761USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-10Harper DarinAward / grant (A)Common Stock203,046USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-10SHEEHAN KEVIN MAward / grant (A)Common Stock35,533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Hill Path Capital Co-Investment Partners LP; Hill Path Capital LP; Hill Path Capital Partners GP LLC; Hill Path Capital Partners II GP LLC; Hill Path Capital Partners II LP; Hill Path Capital Partners LP; Hill Path Holdings LLC; Hill Path Investment Holdings II LLC; Hill Path Investment Holdings LLC; ROSS SCOTT IAward / grant (A)Common Stock952USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05HP D GP LLC; HP G GP LLC; HP J GP LLC; Hill Path D Fund LP; Hill Path G Fund LP; Hill Path J Fund LPAward / grant (A)Common Stock952USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05CHAMBERS JAMES P.Award / grant (A)Common Stock1,071USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Weiss Allen RAward / grant (A)Common Stock952USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05SHEEHAN KEVIN MAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,309USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Protell CharlesAward / grant (A)Common Stock784USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Lipman NathanielAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,012USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-30Harper DarinTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,920USD 11.40USD 56,088SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerPLAY
CIK0001525769
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryEntertainment Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC5812 Retail-Eating Places
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history685 transaction lines from 2020-01-17 to 2026-10-07
151 P purchase lines · 60 S sale lines · 474 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.