Head-To-Head Survey: Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) & Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH)

Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) and Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Accel Entertainment and Chilco River”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accel Entertainment	$1.23 billion	0.76	$35.25 million	$0.50	22.47
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Chilco River.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Accel Entertainment and Chilco River, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accel Entertainment	0	2	4	0	2.67
Chilco River	0	0	0	0	0.00

Accel Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.86%. Given Accel Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Accel Entertainment is more favorable than Chilco River.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Accel Entertainment and Chilco River’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%
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chilco River has a beta of 11.16, indicating that its share price is 1,016% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Accel Entertainment beats Chilco River on 9 of the 10 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 Chilco River

Chilco River Holdings, Inc. engages in developing products for the consumable products market. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.