Regal Entertainment Group (RGC) Competitors

Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC) and Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RGC or RDI?

Regal Entertainment Group received 265 more outperform votes than Reading International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.32% of users gave Regal Entertainment Group an outperform vote while only 45.40% of users gave Reading International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regal Entertainment Group	Outperform Votes 497 54.32%	Underperform Votes 418 45.68%
Reading International	Outperform Votes 232 45.40%	Underperform Votes 279 54.60%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RGC or RDI?

Regal Entertainment Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Reading International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regal Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	-$4.30M	N/A	N/A
Reading International	$210.53M	0.13	-$30.67M	-$1.42	-0.89

Does the media refer more to RGC or RDI?

In the previous week, Reading International had 2 more articles in the media than Regal Entertainment Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Reading International and 0 mentions for Regal Entertainment Group. Reading International's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Regal Entertainment Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Reading International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Regal Entertainment Group	Neutral
Reading International	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RGC or RDI?

0.1% of Regal Entertainment Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Regal Entertainment Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Reading International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RGC or RDI?

Regal Entertainment Group has a beta of -0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 159% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reading International has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RGC or RDI?

Reading International has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 88.98%. Given Reading International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Reading International is more favorable than Regal Entertainment Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regal Entertainment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Reading International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is RGC or RDI more profitable?

Regal Entertainment Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Reading International's net margin of -21.22%. Regal Entertainment Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regal Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reading International	-21.22%	-258.21%	-8.30%

Summary

Reading International beats Regal Entertainment Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.