Northland Capmk Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for ACEL

Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Accel Entertainment in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Gibas now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Accel Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $0.80 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Accel Entertainment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on ACEL. Northland Securities upped their price objective on Accel Entertainment to $15.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Accel Entertainment in a research note on Tuesday.

Accel Entertainment Stock Performance

Shares of Accel Entertainment stock opened at $11.40 on Thursday. Accel Entertainment has a 52 week low of $9.02 and a 52 week high of $12.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 2.63 and a current ratio of 2.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $975.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.35 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.05.

Insider Transactions at Accel Entertainment

In other Accel Entertainment news, Director David W. Ruttenberg sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.01, for a total transaction of $275,250.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 323,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,557,716.35. This represents a 7.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Derek Harmer sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.50, for a total transaction of $52,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 211,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,221,537.50. This trade represents a 2.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $686,500 over the last three months. Company insiders own 19.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ACEL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Accel Entertainment by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,506,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,783,000 after purchasing an additional 40,524 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd raised its position in shares of Accel Entertainment by 67.8% in the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 14,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,000 after purchasing an additional 5,780 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Accel Entertainment during the 1st quarter worth about $101,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Accel Entertainment during the 1st quarter worth about $147,000. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC bought a new position in Accel Entertainment in the 1st quarter valued at about $899,000. 55.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Accel Entertainment Company Profile

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.