DallasNews (DALN) Competitors $14.86 +0.04 (+0.27%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.83 -0.03 (-0.20%) As of 04:00 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DALN vs. LEE, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, and NYTShould you be buying DallasNews stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DallasNews include Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), and New York Times (NYT). DallasNews vs. Its Competitors Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett New York Times Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders 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, 1.0% of DallasNews shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LEE or DALN more profitable? DallasNews has a net margin of -4.26% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. DallasNews' return on equity of 150.61% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55% DallasNews -4.26%150.61%41.90% Does the media prefer LEE or DALN? In the previous week, DallasNews had 7 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for DallasNews and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat Lee Enterprises' score of -1.32 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lee Enterprises Negative DallasNews Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, LEE or DALN? Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DallasNews has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, LEE or DALN? DallasNews has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lee Enterprises. 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 RatioLee Enterprises$591.09M0.05-$25.84M-$7.29-0.64DallasNews$125.39M0.63$130K-$0.97-15.32 SummaryDallasNews beats Lee Enterprises on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DallasNews News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DALN 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 DALN 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 NASDAQ 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 DALN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDallasNewsPUBLSHG IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$79.50M$3.04B$15.64B$9.35BDividend YieldN/A1.38%3.22%4.13%P/E Ratio-15.3211.1418.6223.78Price / Sales0.633.8445.78183.69Price / Cash45.7625.1114.4727.20Price / Book11.706.015.945.61Net Income$130K$124.02M$698.74M$265.26M7 Day Performance0.34%-1.50%-4.45%-4.34%1 Month Performance227.67%69.07%-3.85%4.11%1 Year Performance247.20%80.12%-1.27%17.92% DallasNews Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DALNDallasNews0.5629 of 5 stars$14.86+0.3%N/A+247.2%$79.50M$125.39M-15.32660Earnings ReportLEELee Enterprises0.3598 of 5 stars$6.72-3.4%N/A-51.5%$41.80M$591.09M-0.924,360Negative NewsVSMEVS MEDIA0.0665 of 5 stars$1.12+4.2%N/A+6.3%$8.55M$8.25M0.00N/ASOBRSOBR Safe0.4523 of 5 stars$4.24+3.4%N/A-97.2%$380K$210K-0.019Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpNWSNews0.6871 of 5 stars$33.55-2.6%N/A+22.5%$19.51B$10.27B39.0125,500Upcoming EarningsPSOPearson3.2649 of 5 stars$14.17-0.2%$18.00+27.1%+11.2%$9.27B$4.54B15.0717,116Analyst UpgradeWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons3.0957 of 5 stars$40.12-5.5%N/A-20.7%$2.28B$1.68B26.229,500Positive NewsWLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.2299 of 5 stars$39.34+0.1%N/A-17.0%$2.10B$1.68B25.715,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.1295 of 5 stars$9.72+0.4%$14.36+47.7%-53.1%$1.26B$1.35B-6.751,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GCIGannett4.0418 of 5 stars$3.57+0.7%$5.55+55.7%-5.6%$518.38M$2.45B356.508,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownNYTNew York Times3.4498 of 5 stars$53.31+0.0%$56.40+5.8%+0.5%$8.69B$2.63B28.985,900Trending NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LEE Competitors VSME Competitors SOBR Competitors NWS Competitors PSO Competitors WLYB Competitors WLY Competitors WBTN Competitors GCI Competitors NYT 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 (NASDAQ:DALN) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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