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Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL)

Consumer Cyclical | Gambling | Burr Ridge, United States | NYSE
12.72 USD +0.22 (1.760%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.72

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:12 a.m. EDT

The most compelling signal here is the divergence between the company's improving operational reality and its stagnant price history. Fundamentally, the business is turning a corner: revenue is growing at 8.5%, profitability is expanding with an 8.2% operating margin, and the stock has finally posted a robust 18% gain over the last year, ending a long period of flat performance. This multi-year recovery suggests the market is finally pricing in the strength of their distributed gaming model. However, the short-term outlook remains cautious despite the positive momentum. The statistical forecasting model offers almost no directional guidance, indicating that the recent rally may be running out of steam or facing significant resistance. While the options market shows speculative interest in further gains, the lack of a strong statistical trend and the recent pullback in price suggest the immediate path is likely to be volatile rather than a straight line up. The stock is no longer a value trap, but it hasn't yet become a runaway growth story either.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.046258
AutoETS0.049440
AutoTheta0.049468
AutoARIMA0.050588
MSTL_57_1050.053140
MSTL_570.053934
MSTL_1050.059151

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 6.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.243
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Debt to Equity Ratio 213.182
Revenue per Share 16.143
Market Cap 1,035,317,632
Trailing P/E 21.20
Forward P/E 13.05
Beta 1.01
Profit Margins 3.79%
Website https://www.accelentertainment.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move with heavy call volume concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes, while put activity remains negligible and focused solely on the spot price. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations relative to longer tenors, suggesting traders expect some choppy movement but lack a strong bearish hedge.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.019575834
Address1 140 Tower Drive
All Time High 15.11
All Time Low 5.22
Ask 20.17
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 380,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 317,762
Average Volume 317,762
Average Volume10Days 380,650
Beta 1.009
Bid 12.73
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 3.338
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 12.72
Current Ratio 2.708
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 12.75
Day Low 12.51
Debt To Equity 213.182
Display Name Accel Entertainment
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth 0.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.002
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Ebitda 193,840,000
Ebitda Margins 0.14267999
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.987
Enterprise To Revenue 0.997
Enterprise Value 1,354,396,672
Eps Current Year 0.86467
Eps Forward 0.975
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.6
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 12.313
Fifty Day Average Change 0.40700054
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03305454
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.9575834
Fifty Two Week High 14.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2799997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.091428556
Fifty Two Week Low 9.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33193716
Fifty Two Week Range 9.55 - 14.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,503,581,400,000
Float Shares 43,881,354
Forward Eps 0.975
Forward P E 13.046154
Free Cashflow 34,999,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.31367
Gross Profits 426,153,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13812
Held Percent Institutions 0.76512
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 1,035,317,632
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_327378336
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 51,504,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,017,411,250
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 12.55
Operating Cashflow 148,866,000
Operating Margins 0.08243
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 630 972 2235
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 12.72
Post Market Time 1,783,981,382
Previous Close 12.5
Price Eps Current Year 14.710815
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.8106651
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7620441
Profit Margins 0.03791
Quick Ratio 2.488
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.22
Regular Market Change Percent 1.76
Regular Market Day High 12.75
Regular Market Day Low 12.51
Regular Market Day Range 12.51 - 12.75
Regular Market Open 12.55
Regular Market Previous Close 12.5
Regular Market Price 12.72
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 271,525
Return On Assets 0.06899
Return On Equity 0.1902
Revenue Growth 0.085
Revenue Per Share 16.143
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
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 0.0215
Shares Short 1,746,543
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,801,614
Short Name Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0326
Short Ratio 4.97
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol ACEL
Target High Price 17.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 15.5
Target Median Price 16.0
Total Cash 274,095,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.368
Total Debt 589,104,000
Total Revenue 1,358,605,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.6
Trailing P E 21.199999
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.3405
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3795004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1216437
Type Disp Equity
Volume 271,525
Website https://www.accelentertainment.com
Zip 60,527