Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $15.15 +0.16 (+1.07%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends LEE vs. DALN, VSME, NWS, PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, NWSA, and NYTShould you be buying Lee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lee Enterprises include DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), News (NWSA), and New York Times (NYT). Lee Enterprises vs. DallasNews VS MEDIA News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett News New York Times DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DALN or LEE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDallasNewsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes2100.00% Lee EnterprisesOutperform Votes21162.43% Underperform Votes12737.57% Does the media refer more to DALN or LEE? In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 10 more articles in the media than DallasNews. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 2 mentions for DallasNews. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat DallasNews' score of 0.00 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DallasNews 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lee Enterprises 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DALN or LEE more profitable? Lee Enterprises has a net margin of -2.88% compared to DallasNews' net margin of -4.71%. Lee Enterprises' return on equity of -112.98% beat DallasNews' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DallasNews-4.71% -330.08% -9.95% Lee Enterprises -2.88%-112.98%-2.56% Do insiders & institutionals believe in DALN or LEE? 27.2% of DallasNews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of DallasNews shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DALN or LEE? Lee Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than DallasNews. DallasNews is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lee Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDallasNews$128.29M0.28-$7.11M-$1.12-5.93Lee Enterprises$611.38M0.15-$5.27M-$4.36-3.47 SummaryLee Enterprises beats DallasNews on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. 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$93.79M$6.23B$14.03B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A0.77%2.78%3.60%P/E Ratio-5.0728.5121.9641.28Price / Sales0.152.562.6017.60Price / Cash3.9839.5821.1421.28Price / Book3.874.395.855.32Net Income-$5.27M$106.52M$572.90M$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.25%0.05%-1.84%-3.54%1 Month Performance-5.90%-0.88%-3.05%-3.68%1 Year Performance84.53%50.39%2.93%12.14% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee EnterprisesN/A$15.15+1.1%N/A+88.4%$93.79M$611.38M-5.073,342Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownDALNDallasNews0.0745 of 5 stars$5.02-7.0%N/A+58.9%$26.87M$128.29M-4.82660News CoverageVSMEVS MEDIAN/A$1.02-1.0%N/A-66.4%$2.92M$7.99M0.00N/APositive NewsNWSNews0.7322 of 5 stars$31.64+0.7%N/A+25.5%$17.99B$10.09B50.6923,900PSOPearson1.8379 of 5 stars$16.16+0.4%N/A+32.4%$10.77B$3.55B0.0018,360WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.2262 of 5 stars$46.76flatN/A+35.4%$2.53B$1.87B-51.389,500Dividend IncreasePositive NewsWLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.0719 of 5 stars$46.05+0.5%N/A+33.4%$2.49B$1.87B-50.376,400Positive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.1264 of 5 stars$13.06+2.5%$26.83+105.5%N/A$1.68B$1.28B0.001,854Lockup ExpirationNews CoveragePositive NewsGCIGannett2.5428 of 5 stars$5.43+2.1%$5.55+2.2%+101.2%$800.44M$2.66B-6.5710,000Options VolumePositive NewsGap DownNWSANews4.2082 of 5 stars$28.86+0.9%$40.33+39.8%+19.0%$16.41B$10.16B46.1523,900Analyst DowngradeNYTNew York Times3.2972 of 5 stars$56.03+1.7%$54.83-2.1%+15.4%$9.19B$2.54B32.965,900Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DallasNews Competitors VS MEDIA Competitors News Competitors Pearson Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors Gannett Competitors News Competitors New York Times Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LEE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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