Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE – Free Report) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lee Enterprises in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.40) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Lee Enterprises’ current full-year earnings is ($2.02) per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lee Enterprises’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($1.48) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.79) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($2.77) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.33) EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Lee Enterprises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.
Lee Enterprises Trading Up 1.1 %
NYSE:LEE opened at $15.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $93.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.07 and a beta of 1.02. Lee Enterprises has a one year low of $7.56 and a one year high of $19.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.24.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Lee Enterprises stock. Gabelli Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE – Free Report) by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,441 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,900 shares during the quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC owned approximately 2.01% of Lee Enterprises worth $1,371,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 39.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Lee Enterprises
In related news, major shareholder Raghav Nath Bahl sold 71,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total value of $1,065,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 30,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $453,075. The trade was a 70.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Lee Enterprises Company Profile
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and niche 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.
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