DallasNews (DALN) Competitors $14.97 +0.06 (+0.40%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.98 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DALN vs. LEE, VSME, SOBR, TRI, NWS, PSO, MH, WLYB, WLY, and WBTNShould 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), Thomson Reuters (TRI), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. DallasNews vs. Its Competitors Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Thomson Reuters News Pearson McGraw Hill John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioDallasNews$125.39M0.64$130K-$0.97-15.43Lee Enterprises$581.81M0.04-$25.84M-$6.87-0.59 Does the media favor DALN or LEE? In the previous week, DallasNews had 3 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DallasNews and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment DallasNews Neutral Lee Enterprises Neutral Is DALN or LEE 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 DallasNews-4.26% 150.61% 41.90% Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55% SummaryDallasNews beats Lee Enterprises on 9 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$80.13M$3.48B$16.43B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A1.20%3.03%4.06%P/E Ratio-15.4312.4618.7226.05Price / Sales0.644.1447.2188.42Price / Cash46.1026.8115.0959.36Price / Book2.082.985.826.60Net Income$130K$124.02M$687.69M$265.65M7 Day Performance0.27%2.66%0.69%2.00%1 Month Performance0.81%9.42%-1.19%0.46%1 Year Performance218.51%73.85%4.34%18.88% DallasNews Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DALNDallasNews0.8986 of 5 stars$14.97+0.4%N/A+218.5%$80.13M$125.39M-15.43660LEELee Enterprises0.3489 of 5 stars$4.24-0.3%N/A-53.6%$26.35M$581.81M-0.584,360Gap DownVSMEVS MEDIA0.259 of 5 stars$1.15-3.0%N/A+16.3%$8.99M$8.25M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Gap DownSOBRSOBR Safe1.2233 of 5 stars$3.38-0.9%N/A-97.1%$5.14M$210K-0.029Positive NewsTRIThomson ReutersN/A$173.66+0.4%N/AN/A$78.26B$7.26B47.9726,400News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst UpgradeNWSNews1.2248 of 5 stars$34.38+0.4%N/A+20.4%$19.46B$8.45B16.5325,500News CoveragePSOPearson3.5663 of 5 stars$14.67+0.9%$18.00+22.7%+8.1%$9.51B$4.54B15.6017,116MHMcGraw HillN/A$14.41-0.6%$20.88+44.9%N/A$2.75BN/A0.004,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.782 of 5 stars$39.94+4.4%N/A-10.1%$2.13B$1.68B26.109,500Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.398 of 5 stars$39.90+0.6%N/A-12.1%$2.13B$1.68B26.065,200News CoveragePositive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.5806 of 5 stars$14.44-5.6%$15.43+6.8%+12.0%$1.88B$1.35B-18.731,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LEE Competitors VSME Competitors SOBR Competitors TRI Competitors NWS Competitors PSO Competitors MH Competitors WLYB Competitors WLY Competitors WBTN 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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