Gambling.com Group (GAMB) Competitors

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and Gambling.com Group (NASDAQ:GAMB) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to ACEL or GAMB?

In the previous week, Accel Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than Gambling.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Accel Entertainment and 1 mentions for Gambling.com Group. Accel Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Gambling.com Group's score of 0.77 indicating that Accel Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accel Entertainment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gambling.com Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ACEL or GAMB?

Accel Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.94%. Gambling.com Group has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.44%. Given Gambling.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gambling.com Group is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accel Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Gambling.com Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ACEL or GAMB?

55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ACEL or GAMB?

Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gambling.com Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACEL or GAMB more profitable?

Gambling.com Group has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Accel Entertainment's net margin of 2.75%. Gambling.com Group's return on equity of 38.04% beat Accel Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accel Entertainment	2.75%	28.46%	6.81%
Gambling.com Group	9.66%	38.04%	20.75%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACEL or GAMB?

Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Gambling.com Group. Gambling.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accel Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accel Entertainment	$1.23B	0.75	$35.25M	$0.40	27.30
Gambling.com Group	$147.66M	1.97	$30.68M	$0.40	20.36

Summary

Gambling.com Group beats Accel Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.