Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $4.19 -0.45 (-9.70%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.26 +0.06 (+1.55%) As of 08/14/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEE vs. DALN, VSME, SOBR, TRI, NWS, PSO, MH, WLY, WLYB, and WBTNShould 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), Thomson Reuters (TRI), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), and WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. Lee Enterprises vs. Its Competitors DallasNews 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do insiders and institutionals believe in DALN or LEE? 27.2% of DallasNews shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of DallasNews shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor DALN or LEE? In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than DallasNews. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for DallasNews. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lee Enterprises' score of -0.05 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment DallasNews Very Positive Lee Enterprises Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, 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-$0.97-15.41Lee Enterprises$581.81M0.04-$25.84M-$6.87-0.61 SummaryDallasNews beats Lee Enterprises on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 LEE 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$26.06M$26.06M$16.16B$21.04BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.07%3.56%P/E Ratio-0.58N/A19.0928.02Price / Sales0.040.0446.7757.05Price / Cash38.5238.5214.9523.95Price / Book-1.07N/A5.795.26Net Income-$25.84M-$25.84M$684.52M$994.11M7 Day Performance-3.90%-3.90%2.67%2.09%1 Month Performance-36.61%-36.61%0.67%2.35%1 Year Performance-52.66%-52.66%4.93%13.36% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee Enterprises0.5752 of 5 stars$4.19-9.7%N/A-52.1%$26.06M$581.81M-0.584,360High Trading VolumeDALNDallasNews1.1856 of 5 stars$15.02+1.5%N/A+247.7%$79.22M$125.39M-15.48660VSMEVS MEDIA0.2097 of 5 stars$1.31-0.4%N/A+66.7%$10.51M$8.25M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑SOBRSOBR Safe1.1306 of 5 stars$3.14-3.7%N/A-97.2%$300K$210K-0.029Short Interest ↓TRIThomson ReutersN/A$174.77-2.9%N/AN/A$81.10B$7.26B48.2826,400NWSNews0.9613 of 5 stars$32.88-0.2%N/A+21.4%$18.65B$8.45B15.8125,500PSOPearson3.5034 of 5 stars$14.51+0.3%$18.00+24.1%+9.9%$9.44B$4.54B15.4317,116Short Interest ↓MHMcGraw HillN/A$12.90-3.1%N/AN/A$2.54BN/A0.004,200News CoverageWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.3682 of 5 stars$38.730.0%N/A-11.6%$2.07B$1.68B25.315,200Positive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.8052 of 5 stars$38.74+2.2%N/A-11.7%$2.02B$1.68B25.329,500Short Interest ↓Gap UpWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.6202 of 5 stars$9.14+2.5%$14.36+57.1%+30.4%$1.16B$1.35B-6.351,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DallasNews Competitors VS MEDIA Competitors SOBR Safe Competitors Thomson Reuters Competitors News Competitors Pearson Competitors McGraw Hill Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors John Wiley & Sons Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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