Contrasting Reading International (RDIB) and Its Peers

Reading International (NASDAQ:RDIB) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Reading International to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reading International	$207.94 million	N/A	-48.52
Reading International Competitors	$4.57 billion	$74.17 million	-6.12

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Reading International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Reading International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reading International Competitors	10.40%	-3.69%	-2.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Reading International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reading International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Reading International Competitors	1763	4360	9389	239	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Reading International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reading International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Reading International competitors beat Reading International on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Reading International

Reading International, Inc. is an entertainment and real estate company, which engages in the development, ownership, and operation of multiplex cinemas and retail and commercial real estate in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. It operates through the Cinema Exhibition and Real Estate segments. The Cinema Exhibition segment includes Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Center, Consolidated Theatres, City Cinemas, 44 Union Square, and Liberty Theatres brands. The Real Estate segment comprises real estate development and the rental or licensing of retail, commercial and live theater assets. The company was founded by James J. Cotter Sr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.