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Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.57 +0.02 (+0.14%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$11.56 -0.01 (-0.05%)
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About Accel Entertainment Stock (NYSE:ACEL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.45
$11.81
50-Day Range
$10.49
$12.98
52-Week Range
$9.02
$13.27
Volume
313,239 shs
Average Volume
438,726 shs
Market Capitalization
$974.94 million
P/E Ratio
28.92
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$15.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Accel Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

ACEL MarketRank™: 

Accel Entertainment scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Accel Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Accel Entertainment has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Accel Entertainment's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Accel Entertainment are expected to decrease by -5.00% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $0.76 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Accel Entertainment is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Accel Entertainment is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.23.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Accel Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 3.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Accel Entertainment's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.53% of the float of Accel Entertainment has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Accel Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Accel Entertainment has recently decreased by 2.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Accel Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Accel Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.53% of the float of Accel Entertainment has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Accel Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Accel Entertainment has recently decreased by 2.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Accel Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Accel Entertainment this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Accel Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Accel Entertainment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,633,408.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    18.33% of the stock of Accel Entertainment is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    55.39% of the stock of Accel Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Accel Entertainment's insider trading history.
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ACEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Accel Entertainment's stock was trading at $10.68 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ACEL shares have increased by 8.3% and is now trading at $11.5660.

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18. The company earned $193.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.11 million. Accel Entertainment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.46% and a net margin of 2.75%.

Accel Entertainment's top institutional shareholders include Hill Path Capital LP (3.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.50%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.39%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew H Rubenstein, Karl Mr Peterson, David W Ruttenberg, Derek Harmer, Mark T Phelan, Gordon Rubenstein and Christen Kozlik.
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Shares of ACEL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Accel Entertainment investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/03/2021
Today
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
GAMING
Sub-Industry
Entertainment
Current Symbol
NYSE:ACEL
CIK
1698991
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$16.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.92
Forward P/E Ratio
14.46
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$35.25 million
Net Margins
2.75%
Pretax Margin
4.30%
Return on Equity
28.46%
Return on Assets
6.81%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.15
Current Ratio
2.64
Quick Ratio
2.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.28 billion
Price / Sales
0.76
Cash Flow
$1.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.26
Book Value
$3.09 per share
Price / Book
3.74

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
84,294,000
Free Float
68,843,000
Market Cap
$974.94 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32
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This page (NYSE:ACEL) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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