Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL)Consumer Cyclical | Gambling | Burr Ridge, United States | NYSE
11.00 USD
-0.10
(-0.901%) ⇩
(Oct. 9, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.00 +0.01 (0.045%) ⇧ (Oct. 9, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:55 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case remains solid, anchored by a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 2.47 and robust free cash flow generation. The company demonstrates genuine operational momentum, evidenced by double-digit earnings growth and a strategic expansion into Nevada grocery terminals that diversifies its revenue base. While the stock recently faced a single year of price weakness, the broader eight-year trajectory remains positive, and the forward P/E of roughly 10x suggests the market is pricing in modest growth rather than penalizing the business. However, the short-term outlook is murky; the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecasting models offer no reliable edge for the immediate future. The lack of a dividend yield further limits the total return profile for income-focused investors. Until the price action clears its recent resistance levels decisively, the setup feels like a speculative accumulation zone rather than a confirmed trend. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.051271 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.051493 |
| AutoTheta | 0.052807 |
| MSTL | 0.052812 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 28.77 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.250 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.47 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 199.109 |
| Revenue per Share | 16.708 |
| Market Cap | 895,321,856 |
| Trailing P/E | 16.42 |
| Forward P/E | 10.19 |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| Profit Margins | 4.07% |
| Website | https://www.accelentertainment.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility rather than a clear directional breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (12.5) in the near term, suggesting bets on a rally, while put volume concentrates at the money (10.0) for longer-dated expirations, indicating a hedge against downside risk. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for both calls and puts relative to the flat price action, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent recovery can sustain itself.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.047619104 |
| Address1 | 140 Tower Drive |
| All Time High | 15.11 |
| All Time Low | 5.22 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 426,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 315,025 |
| Average Volume | 315,025 |
| Average Volume10Days | 426,470 |
| Beta | 1.073 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 3.495 |
| City | Burr Ridge |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.0 |
| Current Ratio | 2.474 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,789,430,400 |
| Day High | 11.14 |
| Day Low | 10.95 |
| Debt To Equity | 199.109 |
| Display Name | Accel Entertainment |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.875 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.708 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 200,390,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.14408 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.039 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.87 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,210,218,624 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.82822 |
| Eps Forward | 1.08 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.67 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.6156 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.61559963 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.052997664 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.7619104 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21428572 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.55 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.4499998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15183243 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.55 - 14.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,503,581,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 43,758,411 |
| Forward Eps | 1.08 |
| Forward P E | 10.1851845 |
| Free Cashflow | 69,771,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,600 |
| Fullday Change | -0.10000038 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.9009043 |
| Fullday Price | 11.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31357 |
| Gross Profits | 436,126,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14117 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.77048 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 81,392,900 |
| Industry | Gambling |
| Industry Disp | Gambling |
| Industry Key | gambling |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Accel Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It engages in the installation, maintenance, and operation of gaming terminals; redemption devices that disburse winnings and contain automated teller machine (ATM) functionality; and other amusement devices in authorized non-casino locations, such as restaurants, bars, taverns, convenience stores, liquor stores, truck stops, and grocery stores. The company also designs and manufactures gaming terminals and related equipment, as well as offers turnkey and full-service gaming solutions to bars, restaurants, convenience stores, truck stops, and fraternal and veteran establishments. In addition, it operates stand-alone ATMs in gaming and non-gaming locations, as well as amusement devices, including jukeboxes, dartboards, pool tables, and other entertainment related equipment; and develops brick-and-mortar casinos that serve local gaming markets and horse racing venues. Accel Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Accel Entertainment, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 895,321,856 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_327378336 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 56,682,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 899,623,703 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 11.15 |
| Operating Cashflow | 149,024,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.09386 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 630 972 2235 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0050001144 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.045476258 |
| Post Market Price | 11.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,576,032 |
| Previous Close | 11.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.281495 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.1473534 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.64373577 |
| Profit Margins | 0.040749997 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.262 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.71429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.900904 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.14 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.95 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.95 - 11.14 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,576,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 252,918 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0712 |
| Return On Equity | 0.2047 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.096 |
| Revenue Per Share | 16.708 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17383456 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 81,392,900 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.028299998 |
| Shares Short | 2,298,310 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,786,665,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,189,123 |
| Short Name | Accel Entertainment, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0431 |
| Short Ratio | 8.15 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | ACEL |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 15.71429 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 255,451,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.146 |
| Total Debt | 573,329,024 |
| Total Revenue | 1,390,822,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.67 |
| Trailing P E | 16.41791 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.74125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.74125004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.06313212 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 252,918 |
| Website | https://www.accelentertainment.com |
| Zip | 60,527 |