ACEL vs. NGMS, EVRI, RSVR, SPHR, BOWL, VTSI, FLL, AGAE, PLAY, and MANU
Should you be buying Accel Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Accel Entertainment include NeoGames (NGMS), Everi (EVRI), Reservoir Media (RSVR), Sphere Entertainment (SPHR), Bowlero (BOWL), VirTra (VTSI), Full House Resorts (FLL), Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), and Manchester United (MANU).
Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and NeoGames (NASDAQ:NGMS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.
Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than NeoGames. NeoGames is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accel Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Accel Entertainment had 23 more articles in the media than NeoGames. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Accel Entertainment and 0 mentions for NeoGames. Accel Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat NeoGames' score of 0.00 indicating that Accel Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoGames has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 3.72% compared to NeoGames' net margin of -9.54%. Accel Entertainment's return on equity of 36.88% beat NeoGames' return on equity.
55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.7% of NeoGames shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of NeoGames shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
NeoGames received 2 more outperform votes than Accel Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.46% of users gave NeoGames an outperform vote while only 40.54% of users gave Accel Entertainment an outperform vote.
Accel Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.84%. NeoGames has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.17%. Given Accel Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Accel Entertainment is more favorable than NeoGames.
Summary
Accel Entertainment beats NeoGames on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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