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Home🔹Stocks🔹Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

🇺🇸LEE•NASDAQ

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

🇺🇸LEE•NASDAQ
Market cap
$149.16M
Sentiment

Your view on LEE

Mkt Cap
$149.16M
Sentiment
Your view
Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
Kevin D. Mowbray
Headquarters
4600 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, US
Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
Kevin D. Mowbray
Headquarters
4600 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, US
Description

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers print and digital editions of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and publications; and web hosting and content management services.

It also provides advertising and marketing services, such as audience extension, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web and mobile production, social media services, and reputation monitoring and management.

In addition, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions for creating, distributing, and monetizing multimedia content for media publications, universities, television stations, and niche publications.

Further, it provides commercial printing services; distributes third party publications; and operates a digital marketing agency. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, and the rating behind it. LEE last traded at $6.71; the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Starting points for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated: EPS -$1.56, beta 0.39 — an Publishing name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated stands at -$1.56. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has reported as a listed company since 1980. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated valued side by side against its closest peers. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is measured against Publishing peers within the Communication Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, and how their positions are changing. At a $149.2M market value, institutional positions materially move Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated executives and directors. Shares of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated have traded between $3.79 and $17.49 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is a $149.2M Communication Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

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Latest headlines and company announcements for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. Coverage tracks Lee Enterprises, Incorporated within Publishing (Communication Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

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ETFs holding Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Largest holders, then the funds most concentrated in LEE · % = share of the fund

  • VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF0.00%
  • IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF0.00%
  • VXFVanguard Extended Market ETF0.00%
  • IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
  • VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.00%
  • IWCiShares Micro-Cap ETF0.01%
  • VTWVVanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF0.00%
  • SMMDiShares Russell 2500 ETF0.00%

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