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$8.37 +0.11 (+1.33%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

LEE vs. AREN, EDUC, NAMI, NWS, and NWSA

Should you buy Lee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? Lee Enterprises's main competitors and comparable companies include The Arena Group (AREN), Educational Development (EDUC), NAMI (NAMI), News (NWS), and News (NWSA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to The Arena Group?

The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability.

The Arena Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.57%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Arena Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Lee Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than The Arena Group. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Arena Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Arena Group$100.59M0.53-$55.58M$0.195.89
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.36-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

The Arena Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 73.1% of The Arena Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lee Enterprises has a net margin of -7.21% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. The Arena Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Arena Group-70.59% N/A -15.23%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Arena Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lee Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

The Arena Group beats Lee Enterprises on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to Educational Development?

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Educational Development has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than Educational Development. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for Educational Development. Educational Development's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.87 indicating that Educational Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Educational Development Positive
Lee Enterprises Positive

Educational Development has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. Educational Development's return on equity of -18.23% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Educational Development9.75% -18.23% -12.73%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

Educational Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Educational Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.235.96
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.36-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Educational Development beats Lee Enterprises on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to NAMI?

NAMI (NASDAQ:NAMI) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, NAMI had 3 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for NAMI and 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat NAMI's score of 0.52 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NAMI
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lee Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NAMI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. NAMI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NAMIN/A N/A N/A
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NAMI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

NAMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lee Enterprises.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NAMI$413.02M0.02-$13.49MN/AN/A
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.36-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

NAMI has a beta of -3.39, suggesting that its stock price is 439% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NAMI and Lee Enterprises tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to News?

Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, News had 7 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for News and 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises. News' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.87 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lee Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
News
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

News has a net margin of 6.35% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. News' return on equity of 7.09% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55%
News 6.35%7.09%4.27%

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, News has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

News has higher revenue and earnings than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.36-$25.84M-$1.93N/A
News$9.03B2.09$573M$1.0333.83

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
News
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

News beats Lee Enterprises on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to News?

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

News has higher revenue and earnings than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
News$9.03B1.86$573M$1.0330.07
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.36-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

In the previous week, News had 5 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for News and 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat News' score of 0.70 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
News
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lee Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

News has a net margin of 6.35% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. News' return on equity of 7.09% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
News6.35% 7.09% 4.27%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

News currently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.31%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe News is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
News
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

News has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

News beats Lee Enterprises on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LEE vs. The Competition

MetricLee EnterprisesMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$186.58M$3.19B$33.21B$24.17B
Dividend YieldN/A5.43%5.35%3.71%
P/E Ratio-1.1532.33233.6329.99
Price / Sales0.3635.4163.9915.29
Price / Cash38.5215.8220.4732.24
Price / Book-2.149.1811.477.67
Net Income-$25.84M-$45.84M$1.10B$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.32%-0.08%0.38%-0.32%
1 Month Performance9.55%5.24%1.88%1.84%
1 Year Performance92.86%3.49%-2.78%13.37%

Lee Enterprises Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEE
Lee Enterprises
N/A$8.37
+1.3%
N/A+92.9%$186.58M$517.10MN/A4,360
AREN
The Arena Group
1.4765 of 5 stars
$0.94
-1.3%
$2.00
+112.8%
-81.0%$44.75M$100.59MN/A360
EDUC
Educational Development
1.5906 of 5 stars
$1.36
-0.4%
N/A+18.1%$11.64M$22.91M5.91170
NAMI
NAMI
0.5492 of 5 stars
$2.43
-2.4%
N/A-92.0%$7.88M$59.06MN/AN/A
NWS
News
2.3711 of 5 stars
$35.15
+0.3%
N/A+2.9%$18.96B$9.03B34.1325,500

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This page (NYSE:LEE) was last updated on 8/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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