Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Competitors

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ACEL or FUN?

In the previous week, Accel Entertainment had 11 more articles in the media than Cedar Fair. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Accel Entertainment and 3 mentions for Cedar Fair. Cedar Fair's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Accel Entertainment's score of 0.77 indicating that Cedar Fair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accel Entertainment	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cedar Fair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACEL or FUN?

Cedar Fair received 676 more outperform votes than Accel Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.58% of users gave Cedar Fair an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Accel Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Accel Entertainment	Outperform Votes 18 45.00%	Underperform Votes 22 55.00%
Cedar Fair	Outperform Votes 694 68.58%	Underperform Votes 318 31.42%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACEL or FUN?

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Accel Entertainment. Cedar Fair 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	$1.25B	0.79	$45.60M	$0.49	23.91
Cedar Fair	$2.81B	1.16	$124.56M	-$2.78	-11.56

Which has more risk & volatility, ACEL or FUN?

Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ACEL or FUN more profitable?

Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Cedar Fair's net margin of 0.99%. Cedar Fair's return on equity of 113.05% beat Accel Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accel Entertainment	3.54%	35.26%	7.71%
Cedar Fair	0.99%	113.05%	2.41%

Do analysts rate ACEL or FUN?

Accel Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.31%. Cedar Fair has a consensus price target of $49.20, indicating a potential upside of 53.09%. Given Cedar Fair's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accel Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cedar Fair	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Accel Entertainment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.