Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $10.30 +0.01 (+0.10%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.48 +0.18 (+1.80%) As of 05:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LEE vs. DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, WLY, WLYB, WBTN, GCI, and NWSAShould you be buying Lee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lee Enterprises include DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), and News (NWSA). Lee Enterprises vs. DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett News Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LEE or DALN? 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of DallasNews shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of DallasNews shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, LEE or DALN? Lee Enterprises has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DallasNews has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LEE or DALN more profitable? DallasNews has a net margin of -4.71% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. Lee Enterprises' return on equity of -325.44% beat DallasNews' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55% DallasNews -4.71%-330.08%-9.95% Which has higher earnings and valuation, LEE or DALN? DallasNews has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DallasNews, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLee Enterprises$600.26M0.11-$25.84M-$7.28-1.40DallasNews$125.39M0.20-$7.11M$0.03158.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEE or DALN? Lee Enterprises received 211 more outperform votes than DallasNews when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.43% of users gave Lee Enterprises an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave DallasNews an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLee EnterprisesOutperform Votes21162.43% Underperform Votes12737.57% DallasNewsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes2100.00% Does the media refer more to LEE or DALN? In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than DallasNews. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for DallasNews. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.10 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lee Enterprises Neutral DallasNews Neutral SummaryLee Enterprises beats DallasNews on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lee Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLee EnterprisesNewspapers IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$63.31M$5.85B$16.84B$19.33BDividend YieldN/A0.81%2.89%3.75%P/E Ratio-1.4022.3016.2232.92Price / Sales0.112.042.4226.59Price / Cash38.5217.1116.3917.54Price / Book-2.623.596.694.52Net Income-$25.84M$120.46M$731.75M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.21%-3.95%-1.06%-1.37%1 Month Performance5.41%-8.90%-3.21%-4.11%1 Year Performance-23.29%8.11%-2.33%3.29% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee EnterprisesN/A$10.30+0.1%N/A-32.7%$63.77M$600.26M-1.414,360Gap UpDALNDallasNews0.3518 of 5 stars$5.50-5.8%N/A+30.0%$29.44M$125.39M-4.91660VSMEVS MEDIA0.9065 of 5 stars$1.00+1.9%N/A-56.7%$2.85M$8.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageSOBRSOBR Safe1.0299 of 5 stars$0.62-3.4%N/A+3.5%$570,000.00$183,859.00-0.019Short Interest ↓NWSNews0.3997 of 5 stars$30.75-0.1%N/A+11.5%$17.45B$10.25B42.1225,500PSOPearson3.3521 of 5 stars$15.68+1.2%$18.00+14.8%+22.3%$10.45B$3.55B16.6821,400Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓WLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.5377 of 5 stars$45.14+1.6%N/A+18.0%$2.43B$1.70B-49.606,400Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.2656 of 5 stars$44.91+0.6%N/A+18.1%$2.43B$1.70B-49.359,500Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.998 of 5 stars$8.96+2.6%$17.33+93.5%N/A$1.15B$1.35B19.481,854Positive NewsGCIGannett3.4825 of 5 stars$3.16+3.1%$5.55+75.9%+31.1%$464.95M$2.51B-5.8414,200Positive NewsNWSANews3.763 of 5 stars$27.30+1.0%$39.25+43.8%+2.5%$15.49B$10.25B37.4025,500News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DallasNews Competitors VS MEDIA Competitors SOBR Safe Competitors News Competitors Pearson Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors Gannett Competitors News Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEE) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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