Reading International (RDI) Competitors

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, DIS or RDI?

Walt Disney has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reading International has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DIS or RDI?

Walt Disney has higher revenue and earnings than Reading International. Reading International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walt Disney	$91.36B	2.27	$4.97B	$2.71	42.17
Reading International	$222.74M	0.13	-$30.67M	-$1.88	-0.66

Does the media prefer DIS or RDI?

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 144 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 148 mentions for Walt Disney and 4 mentions for Reading International. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Reading International's score of 0.23 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney	91 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Reading International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate DIS or RDI?

Walt Disney currently has a consensus price target of $123.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Reading International has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 92.00%. Given Reading International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reading International is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Reading International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DIS or RDI?

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walt Disney shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Reading International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DIS or RDI more profitable?

Walt Disney has a net margin of 5.44% compared to Reading International's net margin of -21.22%. Walt Disney's return on equity of 9.21% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walt Disney	5.44%	9.21%	4.92%
Reading International	-21.22%	-258.21%	-8.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DIS or RDI?

Walt Disney received 1754 more outperform votes than Reading International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.26% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote while only 47.54% of users gave Reading International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Walt Disney	Outperform Votes 1986 71.26%	Underperform Votes 801 28.74%
Reading International	Outperform Votes 232 47.54%	Underperform Votes 256 52.46%

Summary

Walt Disney beats Reading International on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.