Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Competitors $11.22 -0.02 (-0.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.20 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 07:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACEL vs. STRZ, BATRA, PRKS, GENI, BATRK, MANU, IQ, OSW, FUN, and MSGEShould you be buying Accel Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Accel Entertainment include Starz Entertainment (STRZ), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Genius Sports (GENI), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), Manchester United (MANU), iQIYI (IQ), OneSpaWorld (OSW), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Accel Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Starz Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Genius Sports Atlanta Braves Manchester United iQIYI OneSpaWorld Six Flags Entertainment Madison Square Garden Entertainment Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) are both entertainment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is ACEL or STRZ more profitable? Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 2.75% compared to Starz Entertainment's net margin of 0.00%. Accel Entertainment's return on equity of 28.46% beat Starz Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Accel Entertainment2.75% 28.46% 6.81% Starz Entertainment N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACEL or STRZ? Accel Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Starz Entertainment. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAccel Entertainment$1.28B0.74$35.25M$0.4028.04Starz Entertainment$1.34B2.53N/AN/AN/A Do analysts recommend ACEL or STRZ? Accel Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.18%. Starz Entertainment has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.81%. Given Starz Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Accel Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Starz Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACEL or STRZ? 55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ACEL or STRZ? In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 7 more articles in the media than Accel Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 6 mentions for Accel Entertainment. Accel Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Starz Entertainment's score of 0.79 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starz Entertainment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAccel Entertainment and Starz Entertainment tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Accel Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACEL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAccel EntertainmentGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$945.53M$9.11B$8.29B$21.34BDividend YieldN/A2.12%3.00%3.52%P/E Ratio28.0419.7718.5529.19Price / Sales0.7418.345.95104.02Price / Cash7.0621.0016.9724.47Price / Book3.7614.354.954.52Net Income$35.25M$12.37M$255.40M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.60%0.50%-2.11%-1.35%1 Month Performance-2.42%3.25%2.80%2.04%1 Year Performance-2.97%13.31%50.09%13.83% Accel Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACELAccel Entertainment3.6479 of 5 stars$11.22-0.2%$15.50+38.2%-3.3%$945.53M$1.28B28.041,500STRZStarz Entertainment4.1223 of 5 stars$14.67+1.8%$22.00+50.0%N/A$3.47BN/A0.001,450News CoverageBATRAAtlanta Braves1.3368 of 5 stars$45.79+0.4%$52.50+14.7%+6.3%$2.86B$662.75M-130.831,450PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.8584 of 5 stars$51.12-0.2%$57.73+12.9%+0.6%$2.82B$1.73B13.6716,700GENIGenius Sports2.6915 of 5 stars$12.86+0.5%$14.22+10.6%+64.7%$2.75B$510.89M-41.472,400Gap DownBATRKAtlanta Braves3.0738 of 5 stars$41.36+0.3%$57.00+37.8%+1.8%$2.59B$662.75M-118.171,240Positive NewsMANUManchester United1.8004 of 5 stars$15.21-0.1%$23.00+51.3%-4.8%$2.58B$862.42M-60.821,140IQiQIYI2.1072 of 5 stars$2.68+3.1%$2.51-6.2%+10.7%$2.50B$4.00B268.274,673Positive NewsOSWOneSpaWorld4.4931 of 5 stars$22.19+0.3%$22.67+2.1%+28.8%$2.27B$895.02M32.635,191Positive NewsFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.2539 of 5 stars$21.39-4.2%$36.36+69.9%-45.6%$2.26B$2.71B-4.4198,000MSGEMadison Square Garden Entertainment1.9743 of 5 stars$45.77+1.4%$43.00-6.0%+9.5%$2.14B$942.73M60.226,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Starz Entertainment Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives iQIYI Alternatives OneSpaWorld Alternatives Six Flags Entertainment Alternatives Madison Square Garden Entertainment Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ACEL) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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