Cinemark (CNK) Competitors

Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is RDI or CNK more profitable?

Cinemark has a net margin of 7.12% compared to Cinemark's net margin of -14.77%. Reading International's return on equity of 69.48% beat Cinemark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reading International	-14.77%	-93.46%	-6.21%
Cinemark	7.12%	69.48%	4.48%

Does the media prefer RDI or CNK?

In the previous week, Cinemark had 7 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cinemark and 2 mentions for Reading International. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Reading International's score of 0.92 indicating that Reading International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reading International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cinemark	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, RDI or CNK?

Reading International has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cinemark has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RDI or CNK?

Cinemark has higher revenue and earnings than Reading International. Reading International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, 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	$222.74M	0.16	-$30.67M	-$1.47	-1.07
Cinemark	$3.04B	0.70	$188.20M	$1.45	11.91

Do analysts rate RDI or CNK?

Cinemark has a consensus price target of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.74%. Given Reading International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cinemark 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)	N/A
Cinemark	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RDI or CNK?

Cinemark received 500 more outperform votes than Reading International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave Cinemark an outperform vote while only 49.89% of users gave Reading International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Reading International	Outperform Votes 232 49.89%	Underperform Votes 233 50.11%
Cinemark	Outperform Votes 732 67.34%	Underperform Votes 355 32.66%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RDI or CNK?

44.7% of Reading International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Reading International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Cinemark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cinemark beats Reading International on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.