Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
LEE
NASDAQ·Communication Services·Publishing·Mkt cap $180.7M
$8.13
▲ +1.75%
P/E
-6.61
Mkt Cap
$180.7M
52-Wk Range
$3.34–$11.88
52-Week Range
$3.34 - $11.88
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Price action
Price chart
Up 96.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Established brand portfolio with 130+ years of market presence
- Integrated digital ecosystem combining content creation and monetization
- Local market relationships and community trust across multiple regions
- Proprietary content management and digital publishing platform technology
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.4).
Growth
Stable outlook
Digital advertising revenue expansion and SEO/SEM service growth
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to sector peers
Momentum
Falling
-21.5% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying LEE right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Dec 3, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.21 vs -$0.16 consensus (+231.3% surprise). Revenue of $126.0M vs $126.0M expected (0.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+231.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-6%
-6%
-12%
-10%
-11%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q3 26
$150.6M
$158.6M
$144.6M
$137.4M
$141.3M
$139.1M
$130.1M
$126.0M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
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Operating
8.5%
Profit
5.0%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How LEE stacks vs Publishing
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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