Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) vs Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)

• Educational Development Corporation EDUC 1.04 ▼ −4.59%
• Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE 6.42 ▼ −4.61%

Educational Development Corporation and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated are both Publishing companies. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $150.0M against $9.3M — 16.1× the size. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Educational Development Corporation trades at 5.3×. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −11.1% against −32.0%. Educational Development Corporation has the higher net margin (8.60% vs −1.84%) and the lower return on invested capital (−10.7% vs 3.31%). Across the 20 metrics below, Educational Development Corporation leads on 11 and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated on 9.