Reading International (RDI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RDI or DIS?

44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 25.7% of Reading International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RDI or DIS?

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 94 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 96 mentions for Walt Disney and 2 mentions for Reading International. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Reading International's score of 0.64 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reading International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	62 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, RDI or DIS?

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
Reading International	$210.53M	0.15	-$35.30M	-$0.74	-1.94
Walt Disney	$91.36B	2.34	$4.97B	$6.38	18.60

Do analysts recommend RDI or DIS?

Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $131.18, indicating a potential upside of 10.55%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Reading International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reading International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is RDI or DIS more profitable?

Walt Disney has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Reading International's net margin of -7.54%. Walt Disney's return on equity of 9.67% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	-7.54%	-632.66%	-3.58%
Walt Disney	12.22%	9.67%	5.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, RDI or DIS?

Reading International has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Walt Disney beats Reading International on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.