Reading International (RDI) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Comparison

Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) is one of 184 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Reading International to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Reading International has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reading International’s peers have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average stock price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Reading International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reading International	$202.99 million	-$14.14 million	-3.13
Reading International Competitors	$4.13 billion	$73.91 million	14.17

Reading International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Reading International. Reading International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Reading International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reading International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Reading International Competitors	1877	4510	9624	255	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 18.57%. Given Reading International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reading International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Reading International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	-5.87%	N/A	-2.91%
Reading International Competitors	11.01%	-22.78%	-2.44%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of Reading International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Reading International peers beat Reading International on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Reading International Company Profile

Reading International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the ownership, development, and operation of entertainment and real property assets in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The company operates in two segments, Cinema Exhibition and Real Estate. The Cinema Exhibition segment operates multiplex cinemas. This segment operates its cinema exhibition businesses under the Reading Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres, Angelika Film Center, State Cinema by Angelika, Angelika Anywhere, Event Cinemas, and Rialto Cinemas brands. The Real Estate segment develops, rents, or licenses retail, commercial, and live theater assets. Reading International, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.