Reading International (RDI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RDI or DIS?

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 116 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 121 mentions for Walt Disney and 5 mentions for Reading International. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Reading International's score of 0.75 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	68 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	33 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RDI or DIS?

Walt Disney received 1763 more outperform votes than Reading International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote while only 45.76% of users gave Reading International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Reading International	Outperform Votes 232 45.76%	Underperform Votes 275 54.24%
Walt Disney	Outperform Votes 1995 71.28%	Underperform Votes 804 28.72%

Which has more volatility & risk, RDI or DIS?

Reading International has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RDI or DIS more profitable?

Walt Disney has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Reading International's net margin of -21.22%. Walt Disney's return on equity of 9.95% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	-21.22%	-258.21%	-8.30%
Walt Disney	6.07%	9.95%	5.33%

Do analysts prefer RDI or DIS?

Reading International presently has a consensus target price of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 88.98%. Walt Disney has a consensus target price of $125.33, suggesting a potential upside of 41.35%. Given Reading International's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Reading International is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reading International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

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	$197.27M	0.14	-$30.67M	-$1.42	-0.89
Walt Disney	$92.50B	1.73	$4.97B	$3.07	28.88

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RDI or DIS?

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

Summary

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