Reviewing Reddit (RDDT) and Its Peers

Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) is one of 151 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Reddit to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Reddit and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reddit	-37.25%	-24.71%	-22.52%
Reddit Competitors	-158.77%	-1,791.07%	-8.24%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.1% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Reddit and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reddit	1	9	11	1	2.55
Reddit Competitors	878	4652	6219	164	2.48

Reddit presently has a consensus target price of $173.45, indicating a potential upside of 40.19%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 23.29%. Given Reddit’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Reddit is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Reddit and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reddit	$1.30 billion	-$484.28 million	-16.01
Reddit Competitors	$5.51 billion	$11.45 million	-10.44

Reddit’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Reddit. Reddit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Reddit rivals beat Reddit on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Reddit Company Profile

Reddit, Inc. operates a website that organizes digital communities. It organizes communities based on specific interests that enable users to engage in conversations by sharing experiences, submitting links, uploading images and videos, and replying to one another. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.