Accel Entertainment, Inc.·Consumer Cyclical

Accel Entertainment maintains steady earnings growth but remains rangebound, with a HOLD rating due to limited near-term upside. Chicago's VGT legalization is a potential growth driver, but higher operating costs and uncertain regulatory details may dilute margins. ACEL's forward growth forecasts for revenue, EBITDA, and EPS are materially below its five-year averages, signaling ex-growth status.

Accel Entertainment (ACEL) witnesses a hammer chart pattern, indicating support found by the stock after losing some value lately. This coupled with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.

Here is how Accel Entertainment (ACEL) and Central Garden (CENTA) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 33.3% in Accel Entertainment (ACEL). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

Accel Entertainment NYSE: ACEL held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with shareholders voting to elect directors, approve executive compensation on an advisory basis and ratify the company's independent auditor for the current fiscal year.
Accel Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It is involved 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 provides licensed establishment partners gaming solutions that appeal to players who patronize those businesses. In addition, it operates stand-alone ATMs in gaming and non-gaming locations, as well as amusement devices, including jukeboxes, dartboards, pool tables, pinball machines, and other related entertainment equipment. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 13,639 video gaming terminals across 2,584 locations in Illinois. Accel Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
Consumer Cyclical
Gambling, Resorts & Casinos
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2017-08-24
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