Lee Enterprises (LEE) Competitors $3.96 +0.02 (+0.51%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.96 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/4/2025 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability. Does the media prefer DALN or LEE? In the previous week, DallasNews had 2 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DallasNews and 1 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat DallasNews' score of 0.48 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DallasNews 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lee Enterprises 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable 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$125.39M0.63$130K-$0.97-15.32Lee Enterprises$581.81M0.04-$25.84M-$6.87-0.58 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 & institutionals have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, DALN or LEE? DallasNews has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$24.80M$24.80M$16.26B$21.26BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.03%3.52%P/E Ratio-0.54N/A18.4729.40Price / Sales0.040.0448.6249.02Price / Cash38.5238.5214.7424.13Price / Book-1.01N/A6.174.54Net Income-$25.84M-$25.84M$682.78M$999.70M7 Day Performance-8.76%-8.76%-1.09%0.08%1 Month Performance-19.18%-19.18%0.78%5.22%1 Year Performance-51.05%-51.05%2.16%15.24% Lee Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEELee Enterprises0.7772 of 5 stars$3.96+0.5%N/A-52.6%$24.80M$581.81M-0.544,360DALNDallasNews0.7989 of 5 stars$15.05+0.5%N/A+237.7%$80.13M$125.39M-15.52660Short Interest ↓VSMEVS MEDIA1.1291 of 5 stars$1.22+1.1%N/A+167.5%$9.67M$8.25M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpSOBRSOBR Safe1.1791 of 5 stars$3.52+4.8%N/A-97.3%$5.10M$301.40K-0.029Short Interest ↓TRIThomson ReutersN/A$176.68-1.0%N/AN/A$80.46B$7.26B48.8126,400NWSNews1.1067 of 5 stars$34.71-1.3%N/A+17.5%$19.87B$8.45B16.6925,500PSOPearson3.735 of 5 stars$14.77-0.7%$18.00+21.9%+1.9%$9.65B$4.54B15.7117,116Short Interest ↑MHMcGraw HillN/A$14.51-0.6%$20.88+43.9%N/A$2.79BN/A0.004,200Quiet Period ExpirationWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.8783 of 5 stars$40.67-1.5%N/A-19.7%$2.20B$1.68B26.585,200News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.4518 of 5 stars$40.85+2.7%N/A-19.5%$2.18B$1.68B26.709,500News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.6486 of 5 stars$14.52-4.3%$15.43+6.3%+20.0%$1.98B$1.35B-18.861,800 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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