Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Competitors

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) and Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor RSI or ACEL?

In the previous week, Rush Street Interactive had 24 more articles in the media than Accel Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Rush Street Interactive and 2 mentions for Accel Entertainment. Accel Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Rush Street Interactive's score of 0.26 indicating that Accel Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rush Street Interactive	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Accel Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RSI or ACEL?

Rush Street Interactive has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RSI or ACEL?

Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Rush Street Interactive. Rush Street Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accel Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rush Street Interactive	$691.16M	4.91	-$18.31M	-$0.02	-751.20
Accel Entertainment	$1.17B	0.75	$45.60M	$0.51	21.01

Is RSI or ACEL more profitable?

Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Rush Street Interactive's net margin of -0.16%. Accel Entertainment's return on equity of 35.26% beat Rush Street Interactive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rush Street Interactive	-0.16%	-3.73%	-1.93%
Accel Entertainment	3.54%	35.26%	7.71%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RSI or ACEL?

24.8% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.9% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RSI or ACEL?

Rush Street Interactive received 40 more outperform votes than Accel Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave Rush Street Interactive an outperform vote while only 40.54% of users gave Accel Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rush Street Interactive	Outperform Votes 55 64.71%	Underperform Votes 30 35.29%
Accel Entertainment	Outperform Votes 15 40.54%	Underperform Votes 22 59.46%

Do analysts rate RSI or ACEL?

Rush Street Interactive presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.82%. Accel Entertainment has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.32%. Given Accel Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Accel Entertainment is more favorable than Rush Street Interactive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rush Street Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Accel Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Accel Entertainment beats Rush Street Interactive on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.