LEE

Lee Enterprises, Inc

Feb 05 • 04:00PM ET

5.53

-0.08 -1.43 %

Communication Services • Publishing • USA • NASD

Today, 4:06 PMLee Enterprises closes $50 million strategic equity private placement, secures credit facility amendment cutting interest on $455.5 million of debt to 5% for five years, and appoints lead investor David Hoffmann as board chairman.

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Index	-	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-6.21	Insider Own	9.50%	Shs Outstand	6.26M	Perf Week	7.17%
Market Cap	34.53M	Forward P/E	-	EPS next Y	-	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	5.65M	Perf Month	16.42%
Enterprise Value	508.47M	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	37.60%	Short Float	7.11%	Perf Quarter	36.54%
Income	-37.59M	P/S	0.06	EPS this Y	-	Inst Trans	-1.17%	Short Ratio	6.32	Perf Half Y	14.02%
Sales	562.34M	P/B	-	EPS next Y	-	ROA	-6.01%	Short Interest	0.40M	Perf YTD	15.45%
Book/sh	-6.91	P/C	3.46	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	-	52W High	13.68 -59.58%	Perf Year	-59.01%
Cash/sh	1.60	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	-160.87% -62.37%	ROIC	-8.72%	52W Low	3.34 65.57%	Perf 3Y	-75.69%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	13.13	Sales past 3/5Y	-10.37% -1.87%	Gross Margin	55.93%	Volatility	7.81% 7.00%	Perf 5Y	-60.50%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	0.90	EPS Y/Y TTM	-44.34%	Oper. Margin	3.54%	ATR (14)	0.40	Perf 10Y	-63.38%
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 28, 2008	Quick Ratio	0.75	Sales Y/Y TTM	-8.02%	Profit Margin	-6.69%	RSI (14)	60.56	Recom	1.00
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	0.79	EPS Q/Q	37.17%	SMA20	4.39%	Beta	0.47	Target Price	20.00
Payout	-	Debt/Eq	-	Sales Q/Q	-12.28%	SMA50	21.43%	Rel Volume	0.40	Prev Close	5.61
Employees	2500	LT Debt/Eq	-	Earnings	Feb 10 BMO	SMA200	2.85%	Avg Volume	63.55K	Price	5.53
IPO	Mar 17, 1970	Option/Short	No / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	- -	Trades		Volume	25,371	Change	-1.43%

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Today 04:00PM	Lee Enterprises Closes Strategic Investment, Welcomes David Hoffmann to Board (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-29-26 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast February 10, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-30-25 06:06PM	Lee Enterprises stabilizes finances with $50M investment led by billionaire David Hoffmann (Associated Press Finance) +20.64% +6.44%
08:45AM	Lee Enterprises Announces Strategic Investment and Board-Led Transition (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-02-25 04:00PM	Lee Enterprises Announces New Date for Special Meeting of Stockholders (GlobeNewswire)
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Nov-26-25 04:00PM	Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) (Q4 2025) Earnings Call Highlights: Digital Revenue Surges Amid ... (GuruFocus.com) -9.20%
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year FY25 results (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-21-25 05:32PM	Lee Enterprises, Inc. Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer Tim Millage (GlobeNewswire) -6.80%
Nov-17-25 03:00PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast November 26, 2025 (GlobeNewswire) +7.16%
Nov-10-25 05:20PM	Lee Enterprises Announces Intent to Pursue Rights Offering to Potentially Reduce Term Loan Debt Interest Rate to 5% for Five Years (GlobeNewswire) +28.57%
Aug-07-25 08:25AM	Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks) -8.04%
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports third quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-06-25 08:35AM	New York Times Co. (NYT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-24-25 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 7, 2025 (GlobeNewswire) -6.72%
Jun-26-25 03:48PM	Few people are willing to pay for news online, which makes things tougher for the news industry (MarketWatch)
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Jun-20-25 01:00PM	Nathan Bekke Named Chief Operating Officer (GlobeNewswire)
May-19-25 01:25PM	Lee Enterprises Hosts Live Drawing Series with VeeFriends and Award-Winning Editorial Cartoonists May 20 and May 22 (GlobeNewswire)
May-09-25 03:28AM	Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Cyber Challenges and ... (GuruFocus.com) -5.51%
May-08-25 08:20AM	Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Reports Q2 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises Reports Second Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
May-07-25 06:00PM	Here are the major earnings before the open tomorrow (Seeking Alpha)
11:42AM	What To Expect From Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) Q2 2025 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
08:25AM	New York Times Co. (NYT) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
May-01-25 05:00PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast May 8, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-26-25 04:00PM	Lee Enterprises Extends Limited-Duration Shareholder Rights Plan in Light of Hoffmann Letter (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-20-25 01:43PM	Lee Enterprises jumps on report of takeover offer (SeekingAlpha) +13.91%
Mar-18-25 09:50AM	Lee Enterprises' Amplified Digital Agency Launches Expansive Suite of AI Solutions to Serve Local Businesses (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-20-25 12:45PM	LEE ENTERPRISES PARTNERS WITH GARY VAYNERCHUK'S VEEFRIENDS TO PRODUCE EXCLUSIVE WEEKLY COMICS (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-06-25 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises Reports First Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) -7.92%
Jan-28-25 12:00PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast February 6, 2025 (GlobeNewswire) -5.74%
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Dec-16-24 01:03PM	Lee Enterprises Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider to Modernize Infrastructure and Develop Generative AI Platforms (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-13-24 02:00AM	Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Digital Revenue Surpasses Print, ... (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-12-24 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year FY24 results (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-11-24 07:04AM	Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) Q4 2024 Earnings Report Preview: What To Expect (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-09-24 04:13PM	Lee Enterprises and ProRata.ai Announce Groundbreaking Content Partnership to Revolutionize Local News and Advertising (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-24 09:30AM	Lee Enterprises and Perplexity Partner to Revolutionize Local News with AI Innovation (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-26-24 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast December 12, 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-15-24 01:33PM	Investor Building Newspaper Chain Eyes Lee Enterprises, DallasNews (The Wall Street Journal)
Aug-07-24 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-01-24 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises nears digital sustainability with revenue inflection point (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-18-24 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 1, 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
07:00AM	Digital media pioneers join Lee Enterprises board (GlobeNewswire)
May-11-24 05:10PM	Insiders are Buying These 5 Best-Performing Stocks in 2024 (Insider Monkey)
May-07-24 09:15AM	Sidoti Events, LLC's Virtual May Micro-Cap Conference (ACCESSWIRE)
May-06-24 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
09:40AM	Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
May-03-24 03:38AM	Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) (Q2 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Navigating Digital ... (GuruFocus.com)
May-02-24 12:55PM	LEE Stock Earnings: Lee Enterprises Misses EPS, Misses Revenue for Q2 2024 (InvestorPlace)
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports second quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth and strong digital growth (GlobeNewswire)
May-01-24 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises adds Chief Transformation and Commercial Officer (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-22-24 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast May 2, 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-29-24 10:00AM	Lee Enterprises Adopts Limited-Duration Shareholder Rights Plan (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-01-24 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports first quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth and strong digital growth (GlobeNewswire) -11.17%
Jan-19-24 03:49PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast February 1, 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-15-23 03:27PM	Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEE) Potential Privacy Violations- Levi & Korsinsky Investigates (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-07-23 12:51PM	LEE Stock Earnings: Lee Enterprises Misses EPS, Misses Revenue for Q4 2023 (InvestorPlace) -16.64%
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises achieves all fiscal year guidance with strong fourth quarter results and increases long-term outlook (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-23 04:00PM	Ted Olt succeeds Dana Waterman in key Lee Enterprises role (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-01-23 10:10AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast December 7, 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-24-23 05:30AM	Your Local Newspaper Might Not Have a Single Reporter (The Wall Street Journal)
Nov-14-23 08:55AM	Sidoti Events, LLCs Virtual November Micro-Cap Conference (ACCESSWIRE)
Nov-10-23 11:46AM	Lee Enterprises to present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-15-23 10:20AM	Sidoti Events, LLCs Virtual August Micro-Cap Conference (ACCESSWIRE)
Aug-09-23 06:00PM	Lee Enterprises to present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-03-23 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises delivers strong digital growth in the third quarter (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-19-23 04:15PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 3, 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
May-09-23 11:00AM	Lee Enterprises to present at Sidotis Virtual Investor Conference May 10-11 (GlobeNewswire) +7.08%
07:15AM	Sidoti's Micro-Cap Virtual May Conference (ACCESSWIRE)
May-04-23 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports strong digital growth in the second quarter (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-27-23 03:52PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast May 4, 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-10-23 03:12PM	Lee Enterprises in compliance with Nasdaq listing standards (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-02-23 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports strong digital growth in the first quarter (GlobeNewswire) -5.09%
Feb-27-23 06:00PM	Lee Enterprises files 10-K and announces quarterly call and webcast March 2, 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-14-23 06:03PM	Lee Enterprises Receives Notification from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-06-23 08:00AM	TownNews, top digital content management system (CMS) provider for media organizations, rebrands as BLOX Digital (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-29-22 06:45PM	Lee Enterprises Receives Notification from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Annual Report on Form 10-K (GlobeNewswire) +5.79%
Dec-14-22 11:32AM	Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Dec-08-22 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises achieves all fiscal-year guidance with strong fourth quarter results (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-29-22 06:24PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast December 8, 2022 (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-09-22 08:00AM	Lee Enterprises bolsters commitment to in-depth, investigative reporting with national Public Service Journalism team (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-11-22 08:31AM	Carlyle Group Loses Another Executive. What Wall Street Is Saying. (Barrons.com)
Aug-10-22 04:59PM	Carlyle Group Loses Another Executive. Heres What Wall Street Is Saying. (Barrons.com)
Aug-04-22 07:00AM	Lee Enterprises reports third quarter results, achieves many full-year digital targets early (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-25-22 07:00PM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast August 4, 2022 (GlobeNewswire)
May-26-22 12:32PM	More layoffs at Post-Dispatch, Feast, Ladue News (American City Business Journals)
May-09-22 05:35PM	Lee Enterprises Elects Dr. Shaun McAlmont to Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire) -9.71%
May-05-22 07:30AM	Lee Enterprises Reports Strong Digital Growth in the Second Quarter (GlobeNewswire) -5.52%
May-04-22 12:19PM	St. Louis Post-Dispatch lays off 2 editors, offers buyouts, union says (American City Business Journals)
Apr-27-22 09:36AM	Lee Enterprises plans quarterly call and webcast May 5, 2022 (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-21-22 02:39PM	Publisher gone at Triad's largest newspapers (American City Business Journals)
Apr-14-22 05:42PM	Newspaper publisher Lee faces renewed pressure from hedge funds (MarketWatch)
04:07PM	Lee Enterprises set to present at Noble Capital Markets Annual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-12-22 10:34PM	Cannell Capital files Schedule 13D for Lee Enterprises To Share Its Concerns in Advance of Second Quarter Results (Newsfile)
Apr-05-22 02:00PM	STL Pinch Hits delivers exclusive coverage of the St. Louis Cardinals and expands Lee Enterprises portfolio of innovative digital sports products (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-10-22 03:15PM	Post-Dispatch parent's board nominees are approved in blow to hedge fund Alden (American City Business Journals) -5.80%
10:31AM	Lee Shareholders Overwhelmingly Re-Elect All Three Lee Director Nominees at 2022 Annual Meeting (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-02-22 07:22PM	Lee Enterprises Nominees Supported by Second Leading Proxy Advisory Firm (GlobeNewswire) -6.28%
07:00AM	Lee Enterprises Sends Letter to Shareholders Ahead of March 10 Annual Meeting (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-01-22 02:59PM	Lee Applauds ISS Recommendation Supporting All Three Director Nominees (GlobeNewswire) -5.80%
02:18PM	Hedge fund Alden faces another setback in bid to buy Post-Dispatch owner Lee (American City Business Journals)

Lee Enterprises, Inc. engages in the provision of local news, information, and advertising services. It also offers retail, classified, digital, national advertising, and niche publications. Its digital products include video, digital couponing, behavioral targeting, banner advertisements, and social networking. The company was founded by Alfred Wilson Lee in 1890 and is headquartered in Davenport, IA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Fletcher Steven C.	Director	Feb 19 '25	Buy	11.57	1,000	11,570	8,000	Feb 20 12:49 PM

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