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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

Accel Entertainment, Inc.

ACEL · NYSE · CIK 0001698991 · Consumer Cyclical · Gambling

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window

29 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
11 sales · 17 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-05-11 · WARDINSKI BRUCE D · $577.5K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying1 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesModerate
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Rubenstein Andrew H.CEO and President
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Kozlik ChristenChief Accounting Officer
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Harmer DerekChief Compliance Officer
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Rubenstein GordonDirector
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Phelan Mark T.COO, President, U.S. Gaming
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WARDINSKI BRUCE DDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: WARDINSKI BRUCE D · $577.5K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-05-11–2026-05-11

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-05-11 · WARDINSKI BRUCE D.

Recent Form 4 activity

1Purchases
37Sales
63Other Form 4 lines
41SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING11 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER17 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-6.9%
3M
-12.4%
6M
-1.8%
12M
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Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
32.5%
Beta
1.01
Avg daily value
USD 3.3M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 882.3M
P/E
16.2×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
3.9%
ROE
19.1%
Industry
Gambling

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-04 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance · From SEC filings: Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · From Yahoo Finance: Market cap, P/E · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
2,771,892
Previous report
2,298,310
Avg daily volume
384,877
Days to cover
7.2

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-05-11WARDINSKI BRUCE DPurchase (P)Class A-1 Common Stock50,000USD 11.55USD 577,500SEC filing ↗
2025-03-13Rubenstein GordonPurchase (P)Class A-1 Common Stock200USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2020-05-20Ruttenberg David W.Purchase (P)Class A-1 Common Stock10,000USD 9.34USD 93,400SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

101 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 788 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-17Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock230USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Kozlik ChristenSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock550USD 11.55USD 6,352SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-17Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock230USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Kozlik ChristenSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock550USD 11.55USD 6,352SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Kozlik ChristenOption exercise / conversion (M)Class A-1 Common Stock1,875USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-09-14Harmer DerekSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock13,162USD 11.60USD 152,679SEC filing ↗
2026-09-11Harmer DerekSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock26,324USD 11.63USD 306,148SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07Rubenstein Andrew H.Option exercise / conversion (M)Class A-1 Common Stock346,831USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07Rubenstein Andrew H.Tax withholding (F)Class A-1 Common Stock151,219USD 12.16USD 1,838,823SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Rubenstein Andrew H.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock15,000USD 12.64USD 189,600SEC filing ↗
2026-07-15Harmer DerekOption exercise / conversion (M)Class A-1 Common Stock13,333USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-07-15Harmer DerekTax withholding (F)Class A-1 Common Stock3,907USD 12.31USD 48,095SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Kozlik ChristenOption exercise / conversion (M)Class A-1 Common Stock1,875USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Kozlik ChristenTax withholding (F)Class A-1 Common Stock550USD 13.13USD 7,222SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Phelan Mark T.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock25,000USD 13.00USD 325,000SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Harmer DerekSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock20,000USD 13.00USD 260,000SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock1,500USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock1,500USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-01Rubenstein Andrew H.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock25,000USD 12.09USD 302,250SEC filing ↗
2026-05-29Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock2,225USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-27Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock4,200USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-26Rubenstein Andrew H.Gift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock4,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-15Kozlik ChristenOption exercise / conversion (M)Class A-1 Common Stock4,902USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-15Kozlik ChristenTax withholding (F)Class A-1 Common Stock1,437USD 11.61USD 16,684SEC filing ↗
2026-05-11WARDINSKI BRUCE DPurchase (P)Class A-1 Common Stock50,000USD 11.55USD 577,500SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Rubenstein GordonSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock12,931USD 11.55USD 149,353SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Rubenstein GordonGift (G)Class A-1 Common Stock9,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-07Rubenstein GordonSale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock46,346USD 11.34USD 525,564SEC filing ↗
2026-04-01Rubenstein Andrew H.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock45,000USD 11.05USD 497,250SEC filing ↗
2026-03-17Rubenstein Andrew H.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock3,938USD 11.23USD 44,224SEC filing ↗
2026-03-16Rubenstein Andrew H.Sale (S)Class A-1 Common Stock36,062USD 11.21USD 404,255SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerACEL
CIK0001698991
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryGambling Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC7900 Services-Amusement & Recreation Services
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history788 transaction lines from 2020-01-14 to 2026-09-17
3 P purchase lines · 268 S sale lines · 517 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.