Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $4.93 -0.90 (-15.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.21 +0.28 (+5.66%) As of 06:55 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEE vs. DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, and ISPRShould 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 (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), and Ispire Technology (ISPR). Lee Enterprises vs. Its Competitors DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett Ispire Technology Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and DallasNews (NASDAQ:DALN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of DallasNews shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LEE or DALN? In the previous week, DallasNews had 4 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DallasNews and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.07 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lee Enterprises Neutral DallasNews Neutral Is LEE or DALN more profitable? DallasNews has a net margin of 24.13% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. DallasNews' return on equity of 265.86% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55% DallasNews 24.13%265.86%43.67% Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$591.09M0.05-$25.84M-$7.29-0.68DallasNews$125.39M0.63$130K$5.562.64 Which has more risk and volatility, LEE or DALN? Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DallasNews has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDallasNews beats Lee Enterprises on 10 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$30.67M$30.67M$16.30B$21.12BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.14%3.60%P/E Ratio-0.68N/A16.7927.40Price / Sales0.050.0546.2160.38Price / Cash38.5238.5215.0222.92Price / Book-1.26N/A6.134.69Net Income-$25.84M-$25.84M$691.82M$995.51M7 Day Performance-29.17%-29.17%1.15%1.64%1 Month Performance-28.34%-28.34%4.43%5.92%1 Year Performance-50.80%-50.80%1.21%11.50% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee Enterprises0.6383 of 5 stars$4.93-15.4%N/A-42.9%$30.67M$591.09M-0.684,360Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeDALNDallasNews1.3138 of 5 stars$13.66+0.2%N/A+356.9%$73.11M$123.41M2.46660Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeVSMEVS MEDIA0.3868 of 5 stars$1.10+3.8%N/A-24.7%$8.79M$8.25M0.00N/APositive NewsSOBRSOBR Safe1.5118 of 5 stars$4.34-8.2%N/A-97.5%$391K$210K-0.019Positive NewsNWSNews0.3251 of 5 stars$34.55+0.8%N/A+18.9%$19.56B$10.09B40.1725,500PSOPearson4.1084 of 5 stars$14.32-0.2%$18.00+25.7%+8.5%$9.47B$3.55B15.2317,116Upcoming EarningsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.5424 of 5 stars$43.49-1.5%N/A-14.6%$2.32B$1.68B28.439,500News CoverageGap DownWLYJohn Wiley & Sons3.0172 of 5 stars$42.46-0.2%N/A-15.5%$2.27B$1.68B27.755,200Positive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.1602 of 5 stars$9.35-4.7%$14.36+53.6%-51.0%$1.22B$1.35B-6.491,800News CoveragePositive NewsGCIGannett3.5544 of 5 stars$3.81-2.4%$5.55+45.9%-23.8%$557.20M$2.51B380.508,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsISPRIspire Technology2.5546 of 5 stars$2.93+3.5%$7.50+156.0%-57.9%$167.44M$144.70M-5.9869Positive News 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 Ispire Technology 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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