Contrasting Reading International (RDIB) and Its Peers

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

Institutional and Insider 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Reading International and its peers, as reported 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	4356	9384	238	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 23.71%. Given Reading International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reading International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reading International	$207.94 million	N/A	-47.39
Reading International Competitors	$10.12 billion	$74.17 million	-6.05

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.

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	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reading International Competitors	10.38%	-3.69%	-2.97%

Summary

Reading International peers 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.