Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $5.60 +0.12 (+2.09%) As of 12:50 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor DALN or LEE? In the previous week, DallasNews had 10 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DallasNews and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. DallasNews' average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Lee Enterprises' score of -0.42 indicating that DallasNews is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment DallasNews Neutral Lee Enterprises Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% 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% Which has stronger valuation & 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$125.39M0.70$130K-$0.97-17.02Lee Enterprises$581.81M0.06-$25.84M-$6.87-0.82 Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDallasNews beats Lee Enterprises on 9 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. 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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$35.10M$35.10M$15.52B$21.49BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.15%3.52%P/E Ratio-0.77N/A17.4529.40Price / Sales0.060.0647.8159.15Price / Cash38.5238.5214.6624.32Price / Book-1.43N/A7.304.54Net Income-$25.84M-$25.84M$672.25M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.80%3.80%-1.57%-0.35%1 Month Performance30.35%30.35%1.12%2.20%1 Year Performance-37.02%-37.02%-4.13%12.82% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee Enterprises0.547 of 5 stars$5.61+2.1%N/A-37.3%$35.10M$581.81M-0.774,360DALNDallasNews0.391 of 5 stars$15.84+10.8%N/A+295.8%$76.48M$125.39M-16.33660News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeVSMEVS MEDIA0.5811 of 5 stars$2.73+2.6%N/A+96.1%$21.26M$8.25M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpSOBRSOBR Safe1.0956 of 5 stars$3.21-3.6%N/A-96.4%$5.05M$301.40K-0.029Positive NewsGap DownTRIThomson Reuters0.6525 of 5 stars$171.22-1.0%N/AN/A$77.96B$7.26B47.3026,400NWSNews0.7713 of 5 stars$32.85+1.8%N/A+20.9%$18.23B$8.45B15.7925,500Positive NewsPSOPearson3.8326 of 5 stars$14.08-0.9%$18.00+27.8%+2.0%$9.22B$4.54B14.9817,116MHMcGraw Hill3.0691 of 5 stars$14.56-1.8%$20.97+44.0%N/A$2.83BN/A0.004,200WLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.7562 of 5 stars$41.42+0.6%N/A-13.4%$2.19B$1.68B23.275,200Dividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.4771 of 5 stars$41.39-2.6%N/A-15.7%$2.19B$1.68B23.259,500Dividend AnnouncementWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.4217 of 5 stars$14.96+5.1%$14.17-5.3%+82.3%$1.86B$1.35B-19.431,800Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | 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 | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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