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

Should you buy Lee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? Lee Enterprises's main competitors and comparable companies include Educational Development (EDUC), NAMI (NAMI), News (NWS), News (NWSA), and New York Times (NYT). 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 Educational Development?

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Educational Development
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

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$22.91M0.48$2.33M$0.235.65
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.33-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

In the previous week, Educational Development had 6 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Educational Development and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Educational Development's score of -0.18 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Educational Development Neutral
Lee Enterprises Positive

19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by company 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.

Educational Development has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

NAMI has a beta of -3.4, meaning that its stock price is 440% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

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$59.06M0.12-$13.49MN/AN/A
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.33-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

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

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%

In the previous week, NAMI had 11 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for NAMI and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat NAMI's score of 0.32 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NAMI Neutral
Lee Enterprises Positive

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?

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

News has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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
News$9.03B1.92$573M$1.0331.08
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.33-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

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%

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

In the previous week, News had 21 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for News and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. News' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.62 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
News Positive
Lee Enterprises Positive

Summary

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

How does Lee Enterprises compare to News?

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

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of News shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, News has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

News has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.21%. 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
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)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, News had 7 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for News and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat News' score of 0.30 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lee Enterprises Positive
News Neutral

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$517.10M0.33-$25.84M-$1.93N/A
News$9.03B1.75$573M$1.0328.27

Summary

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

How does Lee Enterprises compare to New York Times?

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

In the previous week, New York Times had 148 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 148 mentions for New York Times and 0 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat New York Times' score of -0.02 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
New York Times Neutral
Lee Enterprises Positive

95.4% of New York Times shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of New York Times shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
New York Times$2.82B3.79$343.98M$2.4027.67
Lee Enterprises$517.10M0.33-$25.84M-$1.93N/A

New York Times has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

New York Times presently has a consensus price target of $84.20, indicating a potential upside of 26.78%. Given New York Times' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe New York Times is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
New York Times
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

New York Times has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. New York Times' return on equity of 22.64% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
New York Times13.19% 22.64% 15.58%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

Summary

New York Times beats Lee Enterprises on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LEE vs. The Competition

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MetricLee EnterprisesMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$169.64M$2.90B$34.32B$22.94B
Dividend YieldN/A5.66%5.51%3.72%
P/E Ratio-1.0520.32231.9528.60
Price / Sales0.3347.99111.7924.51
Price / Cash38.5217.3820.4437.72
Price / Book-1.9513.0912.414.72
Net Income-$25.84M$35.31M$1.12B$1.07B
7 Day Performance13.41%-0.91%-0.50%0.35%
1 Month Performance2.42%-4.23%-3.48%-2.93%
1 Year Performance75.75%-6.77%-7.40%9.26%

Lee Enterprises Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEE
Lee Enterprises
N/A$7.61
+1.5%		N/A+61.9%$169.64M$517.10MN/A2,500
EDUC
Educational Development
1.3969 of 5 stars		$1.30
flat		N/A-19.3%$11.08M$22.91M5.6564
NAMI
NAMI
0.6556 of 5 stars		$2.26
+5.1%		N/A-90.8%$6.80M$59.06MN/A107
NWS
News
2.6451 of 5 stars		$31.52
-1.5%		N/A+7.7%$17.31B$9.03B30.6021,700
NWSA
News
4.8542 of 5 stars		$28.55
-1.4%		$38.50
+34.9%		+10.1%$15.66B$9.03B27.7221,700

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