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title: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
description: "Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) fell 5.03% to $14.72 on Friday, underperforming against competitors like Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ), which rose 2.74%. This decline ended a "
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published_at: "2026-02-27T22:30:42.000Z"
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# Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

> Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) fell 5.03% to $14.72 on Friday, underperforming against competitors like Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ), which rose 2.74%. This decline ended a two-day winning streak for the stock, which is currently 58.57% below its 52-week high of $35.53. The overall market also struggled, with the NASDAQ Composite Index down 0.92% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.05%. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.

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Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) slipped 5.03% to $14.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.92% to 22,668.21 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. closed 58.57% short of its 52-week high of $35.53, which the company achieved on July 3rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ) rose 2.74% to $61.58.

Trading volume (698,608) remained 307,639 below its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.

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