Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Competitors

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, ACEL or MANU?

Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester United has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ACEL or MANU?

In the previous week, Manchester United had 1 more articles in the media than Accel Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Manchester United and 4 mentions for Accel Entertainment. Manchester United's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Accel Entertainment's score of 0.72 indicating that Manchester United is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accel Entertainment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manchester United	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ACEL or MANU?

Accel Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.86%. Manchester United has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.89%. Given Accel Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Accel Entertainment is more favorable than Manchester United.

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
Manchester United	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Manchester United shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% of Manchester United shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ACEL or MANU more profitable?

Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 2.75% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -10.09%. Accel Entertainment's return on equity of 28.46% beat Manchester United's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accel Entertainment	2.75%	28.46%	6.81%
Manchester United	-10.09%	-22.40%	-2.49%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ACEL or MANU?

Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester United. Manchester United 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	0.77	$35.25M	$0.40	27.91
Manchester United	$833.39M	3.54	-$142.51M	-$0.49	-35.59

Summary

Accel Entertainment beats Manchester United on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.