Accel Entertainment, Inc.

NYSE:ACEL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$956.1m

Accel Entertainment Valuation

Is ACEL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ACEL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ACEL ($11.57) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($7.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ACEL is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ACEL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ACEL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA7.4x
PEG Ratio4.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ACEL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ACEL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.4x
EVRI Everi Holdings
26.5x25.8%US$1.1b
MCRI Monarch Casino & Resort
17.5x4.3%US$1.5b
GDEN Golden Entertainment
3.3x-89.7%US$911.4m
AGS PlayAGS
106.3x59.6%US$457.1m
ACEL Accel Entertainment
19.7x4.6%US$956.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ACEL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the peer average (38.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ACEL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a22.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ACEL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (23.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ACEL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ACEL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.7x
Fair PE Ratio14.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ACEL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ACEL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$11.57
US$14.67
+26.8%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$11.66
US$14.67
+25.8%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$11.54
US$14.67
+27.1%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$9.92
US$14.33
+44.5%
3.3%US$15.00US$14.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$9.91
US$14.33
+44.6%
3.3%US$15.00US$14.00n/a3
May ’25US$10.87
US$14.00
+28.8%
5.8%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$11.87
US$14.00
+17.9%
5.8%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$11.49
US$14.00
+21.8%
5.8%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$10.50
US$14.00
+33.3%
5.8%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$10.27
US$14.33
+39.6%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$10.20
US$14.33
+40.5%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$9.88
US$14.33
+45.1%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Oct ’24US$10.95
US$14.33
+30.9%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Sep ’24US$11.87
US$14.33
+20.8%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00US$11.663
Aug ’24US$11.21
US$13.33
+18.9%
3.5%US$14.00US$13.00US$11.543
Jul ’24US$10.56
US$13.33
+26.3%
3.5%US$14.00US$13.00US$9.923
Jun ’24US$9.34
US$13.33
+42.8%
3.5%US$14.00US$13.00US$9.913
May ’24US$9.09
US$12.75
+40.3%
8.5%US$14.00US$11.00US$10.874
Apr ’24US$9.11
US$12.75
+40.0%
8.5%US$14.00US$11.00US$11.874
Mar ’24US$9.38
US$12.75
+35.9%
8.5%US$14.00US$11.00US$11.494
Feb ’24US$9.56
US$13.00
+36.0%
5.4%US$14.00US$12.00US$10.504
Jan ’24US$7.70
US$13.00
+68.8%
5.4%US$14.00US$12.00US$10.274
Dec ’23US$8.87
US$13.00
+46.6%
5.4%US$14.00US$12.00US$10.204
Nov ’23US$10.04
US$13.50
+34.5%
6.4%US$14.00US$12.00US$9.884
Oct ’23US$7.81
US$14.25
+82.5%
10.4%US$16.00US$12.00US$10.954
Sep ’23US$9.43
US$14.25
+51.1%
10.4%US$16.00US$12.00US$11.874

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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