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$7.78 -0.08 (-1.02%)
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LEE vs. VSME, SOBR, TRI, NWS, and PSO

Should you buy Lee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lee Enterprises with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lee Enterprises include VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), Thomson Reuters (TRI), News (NWS), and Pearson (PSO). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to VS MEDIA?

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VS MEDIA
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

9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VS MEDIA has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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

VS MEDIA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lee Enterprises.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
VS MEDIA$7.52M0.43-$8.61MN/AN/A
Lee Enterprises$532.43M0.32-$25.84M-$2.45N/A

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 3 more articles in the media than VS MEDIA. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 0 mentions for VS MEDIA. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat VS MEDIA's score of 0.00 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
VS MEDIA Neutral
Lee Enterprises Neutral

Summary

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

How does Lee Enterprises compare to SOBR Safe?

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

Lee Enterprises has a net margin of -7.21% compared to SOBR Safe's net margin of -2,166.28%. SOBR Safe's return on equity of -172.71% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SOBR Safe-2,166.28% -172.71% -130.93%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

In the previous week, SOBR Safe had 1 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SOBR Safe and 3 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat SOBR Safe's score of 0.21 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

7.9% of SOBR Safe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SOBR Safe 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SOBR Safe$440K3.91-$8.95M-$5.59N/A
Lee Enterprises$532.43M0.32-$25.84M-$2.45N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SOBR Safe
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

SOBR Safe has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

SOBR Safe and Lee Enterprises tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to Thomson Reuters?

Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Thomson Reuters has a net margin of 19.93% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. Thomson Reuters' return on equity of 14.99% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55%
Thomson Reuters 19.93%14.99%10.06%

Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of $143.92, indicating a potential upside of 50.81%. Given Thomson Reuters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Thomson Reuters 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
Thomson Reuters
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, Thomson Reuters had 2 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Thomson Reuters and 3 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Thomson Reuters' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.47 indicating that Thomson Reuters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Thomson Reuters has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lee Enterprises$532.43M0.32-$25.84M-$2.45N/A
Thomson Reuters$7.48B5.56$1.50B$3.4427.74

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Thomson Reuters 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.

Summary

Thomson Reuters beats Lee Enterprises on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lee Enterprises compare to News?

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

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, News has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

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)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

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$532.43M0.32-$25.84M-$2.45N/A
News$8.45B2.09$1.18B$2.0116.02

News has a net margin of 12.92% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. News' return on equity of 6.12% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lee Enterprises-7.21% -325.44% -6.55%
News 12.92%6.12%3.70%

In the previous week, News had 4 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for News and 3 mentions for Lee Enterprises. News' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 0.47 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
News
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Summary

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

How does Lee Enterprises compare to Pearson?

Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Lee Enterprises.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lee Enterprises$532.43M0.32-$25.84M-$2.45N/A
Pearson$4.72B2.12$441.77MN/AN/A

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

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

In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pearson and 3 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Pearson's score of 0.19 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
Pearson
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Pearson beats Lee Enterprises on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LEE vs. The Competition

MetricLee EnterprisesNewspapers IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$172.95M$172.95M$16.77B$23.42B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.30%4.15%
P/E Ratio-1.07N/A25.7430.65
Price / Sales0.320.3244.4420.32
Price / Cash38.5238.5213.3818.81
Price / Book-1.99N/A5.884.74
Net Income-$25.84M-$25.84M$659.81M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.51%-0.51%-0.29%-0.46%
1 Month Performance-16.79%-16.79%0.03%0.67%
1 Year Performance15.77%15.77%-11.90%16.45%

Lee Enterprises Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEE
Lee Enterprises
N/A$7.78
-1.0%
N/A+11.8%$172.95M$532.43MN/A4,360
VSME
VS MEDIA
0.5031 of 5 stars
$1.41
+0.7%
N/A-94.5%$3.83M$7.52MN/AN/A
SOBR
SOBR Safe
1.098 of 5 stars
$1.17
-2.5%
N/A-85.1%$3.37M$440KN/A9
TRI
Thomson Reuters
3.9966 of 5 stars
$91.74
-2.7%
$143.92
+56.9%
N/A$41.06B$7.48B23.2027,100
NWS
News
4.014 of 5 stars
$31.15
-0.8%
N/A-6.5%$17.20B$8.45B15.5025,500

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This page (NYSE:LEE) was last updated on 7/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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