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Accel Entertainment, Inc is a gambling business based in the US. Accel Entertainment shares (ACEL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Accel Entertainment employs 730 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$363.3 million.
How to buy shares in Accel Entertainment
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Accel Entertainment. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ACEL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Accel Entertainment reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$10.7, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Accel Entertainment, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Accel Entertainment. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
How has coronavirus impacted Accel Entertainment's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Accel Entertainment's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$10.7, which is 17.63% down on its pre-crash value of USD$12.99 and 104.98% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$5.22.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Accel Entertainment shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$467.40 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$872.80.
Accel Entertainment share price
Use our graph to track the performance of ACEL stocks over time.Accel Entertainment shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-11-19.
| Latest market close | USD$10.7 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$5.22 - USD$15.11 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$10.6247 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$10.3105 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$14.13 |
| PE ratio | N/A |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$-0.011 |
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Is it a good time to buy Accel Entertainment stock?
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Accel Entertainment price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $10.7 from 2020-10-19
| 1 week (2020-11-20) | 3.68% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-10-27) | 6.89% |
| 3 months (2020-08-27) | -10.16% |
| 6 months (2020-05-27) | 12.87% |
| 1 year (2019-11-27) | 1.42% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-11-27) | 7.00% |
| 3 years (2017-11-23) | N/A |
| 5 years (2015-11-23) | N/A |
Is Accel Entertainment under- or over-valued?
Valuing Accel Entertainment stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Accel Entertainment's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Accel Entertainment's EBITDA
Accel Entertainment's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$33.4 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Accel Entertainment's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Accel Entertainment financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$363.3 million |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | USD$152.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -1.22% |
| Return on equity TTM | -20.75% |
| Profit margin | -6.52% |
| Book value | N/A |
| Market capitalisation | USD$1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Accel Entertainment shares
There are currently 2.0 million Accel Entertainment shares held short by investors – that's known as Accel Entertainment's "short interest". This figure is 1.2% down from 2.1 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Accel Entertainment shares can be evaluated.
Accel Entertainment's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Accel Entertainment's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Accel Entertainment shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Accel Entertainment shares traded daily (recently around 260433.29065301). Accel Entertainment's SIR currently stands at 7.81. In other words for every 100,000 Accel Entertainment shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7810 shares are currently held short.
However Accel Entertainment's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Accel Entertainment shares, or, against the total number of tradable Accel Entertainment shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Accel Entertainment's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Accel Entertainment shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0458% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Accel Entertainment shares, roughly 46 shares are currently held short).
A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Accel Entertainment.
Find out more about how you can short Accel Entertainment stock.
Accel Entertainment share dividends
We're not expecting Accel Entertainment to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Accel Entertainment overview
Accel Entertainment, Inc. operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It is involved in the installation, maintenance, and operation of video game terminals (VGTs); redemption devices that disburse winnings and contain 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. It also operates stand-alone ATMs in gaming and non-gaming locations. As of June 30, 2020, the company operated 11,108 video gaming terminals across 2,335 locations in the State of Illinois. Accel Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
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