AENT
Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation
AENT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over AENT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
AENT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AENT's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
AENT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $4.13 | -21% |
| Current | 17x | $5.20 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $6.03 | +16% |
| Expensive | 30x | $9.28 | +78% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AENT's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over AENT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AENT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AENT to show an outlook.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RDDT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AENT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | +83% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.39 | +129% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +233% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.24 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.28 |
AENT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 21% for AENT versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
AENT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278.8M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $500K | -100% |
| Q1 2026 | $258.2M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $368.7M | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $254M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $227.8M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $213M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $393.7M | -7.5% |
AENT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $279M last quarter, up 9.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -785% | -790 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | 0 points |
AENT's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over AENT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over AENT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AENT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.1M | -185% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.9M | +762% |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.9M | -167% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +$14M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -89% |
| Q3 2024 | -$11.6M | -$8.9M |
AENT's free cash flow was −$1M over the past year, against $41M the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over AENT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AENT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +30.4K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +86K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +580K shares |
AENT has 51M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over AENT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
AENT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4x | High |
AENT's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 years a year ago.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over AENT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AENT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.9 | Oversold |
AENT's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
AENT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AENT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 1.7% above |
| PE % | 32 | 29 | 3 pts above |
AENT has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
AENT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.65 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.26 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.12 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.59 | 7% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.17 | 25% above |
AENT has stronger trend alignment. AENT is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
AENT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.65 | $9.79 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $9.79 | $10.1 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $0.93 | -91% |
| 2024 | $0.93 | $8.75 | +841% |
| 2025 | $8.75 | $7.73 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.73 | $5.20 | -33% |
AENT has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.