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Accel Entertainment Inc (NYSE: ACEL) closed the day trading at $11.02 down -0.72% from the previous closing price of $11.1. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. ACEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.99.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ACEL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.56 and its Current Ratio is at 2.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on December 06, 2021, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $14.50 from $15.50 previously.
On December 03, 2021, Macquarie Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $17.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 08, 2021, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $14 to $17.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when Rubenstein Andrew H. sold 17,000 shares for $12.49 per share. The transaction valued at 212,311 led to the insider holds 3,950,934 shares of the business.
Rubenstein Andrew H. sold 2,510 shares of ACEL for $31,422 on Aug 04 ’25. The CEO and President now owns 3,948,424 shares after completing the transaction at $12.52 per share. On Jul 30 ’25, another insider, Rubenstein Andrew H., who serves as the CEO and President of the company, sold 15,000 shares for $13.08 each. As a result, the insider received 196,146 and left with 3,967,934 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACEL now has a Market Capitalization of 928917696 and an Enterprise Value of 1267786752. As of this moment, Accel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.991 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.36.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACEL is 1.14, which has changed by 0.024163604 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACEL has reached a high of $13.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.40%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ACEL traded about 304.61K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ACEL traded about 524330 shares per day. A total of 84.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.57M. Insiders hold about 40.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.38% stake in the company. Shares short for ACEL as of 1752537600 were 1313708 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1749772800 on 1444455. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1313708 and a Short% of Float of 2.4600001.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.0 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.93. EPS for the following year is $0.92, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $1.1 and $0.73.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $327.96M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $334.44M to a low estimate of $322.15M. As of the current estimate, Accel Entertainment Inc’s year-ago sales were $302.23MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $339.88M. There is a high estimate of $344.15M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $337.5M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ACEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.33B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.23BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.41B and the low estimate is $1.38B.
