Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL – Get Free Report) and Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Full House Resorts and Accel Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Full House Resorts | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Accel Entertainment | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Full House Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.21%. Accel Entertainment has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Given Full House Resorts’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Full House Resorts is more favorable than Accel Entertainment.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Full House Resorts | -13.75% | -118.79% | -6.48% |
| Accel Entertainment | 2.75% | 28.46% | 6.81% |
Volatility and Risk
Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Full House Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Full House Resorts and Accel Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Full House Resorts | $292.07 million | 0.34 | -$40.67 million | ($1.15) | -2.37 |
| Accel Entertainment | $1.23 billion | 0.72 | $35.25 million | $0.40 | 26.14 |
Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Full House Resorts. Full House Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accel Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Accel Entertainment beats Full House Resorts on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Full House Resorts
Full House Resorts, Inc. owns, leases, operates, develops, manages, and invests in casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States. It operates through Midwest & South, West, and Contracted Sports Wagering segments. The company's properties include American Place in Waukegan, Illinois; Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; Bronco Billy's Casino and Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada; and Grand Lodge Casino, located within the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada. It also offers online sports wagering services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
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