Tribune Publishing (NASDAQ:TPCO) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tribune Publishing and Lee Enterprises’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Tribune Publishing | $1.52 billion | 0.28 | $5.53 million | $1.08 | 11.16 |
Lee Enterprises | $543.96 million | 0.23 | $45.76 million | N/A | N/A |
Lee Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tribune Publishing.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
38.4% of Tribune Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tribune Publishing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Tribune Publishing and Lee Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Tribune Publishing | 18.92% | 6.90% | 2.11% |
Lee Enterprises | 8.41% | -43.55% | 3.51% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tribune Publishing and Lee Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Tribune Publishing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lee Enterprises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
Tribune Publishing has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tribune Publishing beats Lee Enterprises on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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