Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Competitors $10.41 +0.08 (+0.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.42 +0.02 (+0.14%) As of 04:10 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, PRKS, MANU, BATRA, BATRK, GENI, IQ, SPHR, OSW, and LGF.AShould you be buying Accel Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Accel Entertainment include Starz Entertainment (STRZ), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Manchester United (MANU), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), Genius Sports (GENI), iQIYI (IQ), Sphere Entertainment (SPHR), OneSpaWorld (OSW), and LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ (LGF.A). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Accel Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Starz Entertainment United Parks & Resorts Manchester United Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Genius Sports iQIYI Sphere Entertainment OneSpaWorld LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) and Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) are both entertainment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, STRZ or ACEL? Accel Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starz Entertainment. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarz Entertainment$1.34B2.06N/AN/AN/AAccel Entertainment$1.28B0.69$35.25M$0.4026.03 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STRZ or ACEL? 55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer STRZ or ACEL? Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.97%. Accel Entertainment has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.90%. Given Starz Entertainment's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starz Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Accel Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is STRZ or ACEL 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 Starz EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A Accel Entertainment 2.75%28.46%6.81% Does the media refer more to STRZ or ACEL? In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 8 more articles in the media than Accel Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 1 mentions for Accel Entertainment. Accel Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Starz Entertainment's score of 0.56 indicating that Accel Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starz Entertainment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Accel Entertainment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryStarz Entertainment and Accel 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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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$877.50M$8.90B$8.30B$21.69BDividend YieldN/A2.24%3.13%3.62%P/E Ratio26.0318.7118.1129.79Price / Sales0.6917.776.3594.32Price / Cash6.6019.5116.2824.26Price / Book3.4914.174.934.62Net Income$35.25M$12.37M$256.64M$1.01B7 Day Performance0.34%-4.53%-1.65%-0.80%1 Month Performance-4.50%-2.34%-4.43%0.24%1 Year Performance-10.03%3.50%32.74%11.51% Accel Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACELAccel Entertainment3.7544 of 5 stars$10.41+0.8%$15.50+48.9%-10.7%$877.50M$1.28B26.031,500STRZStarz Entertainment4.417 of 5 stars$11.94-1.5%$22.00+84.3%N/A$2.91BN/A0.001,450Analyst ForecastPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.0563 of 5 stars$52.33+3.4%$56.40+7.8%+2.1%$2.79B$1.73B13.9916,700MANUManchester United1.4543 of 5 stars$17.13+7.3%$23.00+34.3%+10.7%$2.75B$862.42M-68.521,140Gap UpBATRAAtlanta Braves1.4965 of 5 stars$43.37+0.6%$52.50+21.1%+0.9%$2.70B$662.75M-123.911,450BATRKAtlanta Braves2.9666 of 5 stars$40.27+0.2%$57.00+41.5%-1.4%$2.52B$662.75M-115.061,240Positive NewsGENIGenius Sports3.2115 of 5 stars$11.59+0.9%$14.22+22.7%+60.5%$2.47B$558.44M-37.402,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIQiQIYI3.7201 of 5 stars$2.24flat$2.51+12.2%-10.5%$2.16B$4.00B224.224,673Analyst ForecastSPHRSphere Entertainment2.114 of 5 stars$61.00+3.4%$54.88-10.0%+26.1%$2.11B$1.03B-11.473,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOSWOneSpaWorld4.8293 of 5 stars$20.47+0.7%$24.00+17.2%+21.2%$2.09B$895.02M30.105,191LGF.ALIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/N/A$8.60+2.8%N/AN/A$2.07B$3.87B-6.931,450 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Starz Entertainment Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives iQIYI Alternatives Sphere Entertainment Alternatives OneSpaWorld Alternatives LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOctober 16 Changes the Microchip Game — and InvestingWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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