Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL – Get Free Report) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Accel Entertainment and Flutter Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Accel Entertainment | $1.23 billion | 0.73 | $35.25 million | $0.50 | 21.70 |
| Flutter Entertainment | $14.05 billion | 1.56 | $43.00 million | ($1.30) | -96.33 |
Risk & Volatility
Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Accel Entertainment and Flutter Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Accel Entertainment | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Flutter Entertainment | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2.77 |
Accel Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.06%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus price target of $272.48, suggesting a potential upside of 117.58%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.
Profitability
This table compares Accel Entertainment and Flutter Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Accel Entertainment | 3.34% | 27.51% | 6.76% |
| Flutter Entertainment | -0.95% | 14.42% | 5.23% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Flutter Entertainment beats Accel Entertainment on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Accel Entertainment
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 gaming solutions to the location partners. 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 related entertainment equipment. The company is headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
About Flutter Entertainment
Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, Italy, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, online racing wagering, and TV broadcasting products; sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, and gaming products; and online sports betting. In addition, it provides online poker, casino, and rummy. Further, it provides sports betting and gaming services through paddypower.com, betfair.com, sportsbet.com.au, tvg.com, us.betfair.com, fanduel.com, adjarabet.com, pokerstars.com, Skybet.com, tombola.com, sisal.com, and maxbet.rs websites under the FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, TVG, Stardust, Junglee Games, and Adjarabet brands, as well as live poker tours and events. The company was formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair plc and changed its name to Flutter Entertainment plc in 2019. Flutter Entertainment plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Receive News & Ratings for Accel Entertainment Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Accel Entertainment and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
