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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)

Communication Services | Publishing | Davenport, United States | NasdaqGS
8.29 USD -0.01 (-0.084%) ⇩ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:50 p.m. EDT

LEE presents a triple risk: negative earnings, negative book value due to liabilities, and zero dividend history. Despite recent capital raising, fundamentals are deteriorating, making it an avoid candidate.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.287845
MSTL0.333798
AutoARIMA0.345726
AutoETS0.345804

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 2.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.008
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2008-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2008-08-27
Revenue per Share 89.828
Market Cap 184,433,232
Forward P/E 14.55
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins -4.83%
Website https://www.lee.net

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2008-08-28 1.90 5.121294
2008-05-29 1.90 2.943668
2008-02-28 1.90 1.942022
2007-11-29 1.90 1.510661
2007-08-29 1.80 1.148123
2007-05-30 1.80 0.813440
2007-02-27 1.80 0.624660
2006-11-29 1.80 0.718561
2006-08-30 1.80 0.836237
2006-05-30 1.80 0.726218
2006-02-27 1.80 0.593840
2005-11-29 1.80 0.548995
2005-08-30 1.80 0.488167
2005-05-27 1.80 0.509184
2005-02-25 1.80 0.468546
2004-11-29 1.80 0.452539
2004-08-30 1.80 0.457803
2004-05-27 1.80 0.454137
2004-02-26 1.80 0.481035
2003-11-26 1.80 0.508446
2003-08-28 1.70 0.530781
2003-05-29 1.70 0.556285
2003-02-27 1.70 0.657756
2002-11-27 1.70 0.612585
2002-08-28 1.70 0.625571
2002-05-30 1.70 0.574303
2002-02-27 1.70 0.587447
2001-11-29 1.70 0.601854
2001-08-29 1.70 0.640112
2001-05-30 1.70 0.652928
2001-02-27 1.70 0.688554
2000-11-29 1.70 0.778747
2000-08-30 1.60 0.722864
2000-05-30 1.60 0.957424
2000-02-28 1.60 1.023760
1999-11-29 1.60 0.744891
1999-08-30 1.50 0.689999
1999-05-27 1.50 0.696532
1999-02-25 1.40 0.697541
1998-11-27 1.50 0.722715
1998-08-28 1.40 0.739307
1998-05-28 1.40 0.629630
1998-02-26 1.40 0.619759
1997-11-26 1.40 0.705402
1997-08-28 1.30 0.703626
1997-05-29 1.30 0.721367
1997-02-27 1.30 0.771463
1996-11-27 1.30 0.810209
1996-08-29 1.20 0.820697
1996-05-30 1.20 0.720599
1996-02-28 1.20 0.791263
1995-12-14 1.20 0.791131
1995-08-30 1.10 0.829239
1995-05-25 1.10 0.850717
1995-02-23 1.10 0.910323
1994-12-05 1.10 0.963829
1994-08-26 1.05 0.895989
1994-05-25 1.05 0.967800
1994-02-23 1.05 0.860608
1993-11-24 1.05 1.019263
1993-08-26 1.00 0.981305
1993-05-25 1.00 1.046888
1993-02-23 1.00 1.049499
1992-11-24 1.00 0.997042
1992-08-26 1.00 1.045681
1992-05-26 0.95 1.039516
1992-02-25 0.95 1.099108
1991-08-26 0.95 1.237374
1991-05-28 0.95 1.066426
1991-02-25 0.95 1.037221
1990-11-27 0.95 1.407796
1990-08-27 0.90 1.385027
1990-05-25 0.90 1.187213
1990-02-26 0.90 1.063071
1989-12-05 0.90 0.951427
1989-08-28 0.85 0.875955
1989-05-25 0.85 0.957553
1989-02-27 0.85 1.149918
1988-12-07 0.85 1.097498
1988-09-06 0.80 0.988388
1988-05-25 0.80 1.065811
1988-02-24 0.80 1.132225
1987-12-01 0.80 1.175589
1987-08-26 0.75 0.933489
1987-05-26 0.75 1.098188
1987-02-24 0.75 0.965777
1986-11-24 0.75 1.146638
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2008-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.9
lastDividendDate 2008-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.030409336
Address1 4,600 E 53rd Street
All Time High 498.3
All Time Low 2.4
Ask 8.61
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 29,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 75,849
Average Volume 75,849
Average Volume10Days 29,820
Beta 0.319
Bid 8.26
Bid Size 1
Book Value -7.806
City Davenport
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.293
Current Ratio 0.738
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 8.465
Day Low 8.175
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,735,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,735,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,730,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 47,768,000
Ebitda Margins 0.08719
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.69
Enterprise To Revenue 1.194
Enterprise Value 653,946,240
Eps Forward 0.57
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -4.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,219,881,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 8.3054
Fifty Day Average Change -0.012399673
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0014929653
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.0409336
Fifty Two Week High 9.97
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.677
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16820462
Fifty Two Week Low 3.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.953
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.4829342
Fifty Two Week Range 3.34 - 9.97
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 21.36
Float Shares 5,748,277
Forward Eps 0.57
Forward P E 14.549124
Free Cashflow 21,317,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,230
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.60333
Gross Profits 330,528,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.71089
Held Percent Institutions 0.18712999
Implied Shares Outstanding 22,239,629
Industry Publishing
Industry Disp Publishing
Industry Key publishing
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-04-19
Ir Website http://www.lee.net/financial/stock.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,219,881,600
Last Dividend Value 1.9
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,017,600
Last Split Date 1,615,766,400
Last Split Factor 1:10
Long Business Summary Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a digital-first subscription and marketing services company, provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily and weekly newspapers; and niche products for national and international news are accessible across digital and print formats through websites and mobile applications. It also provides subscription services through digital and print subscriptions; and omni-channel marketing solutions, including digital, print, programmatic, video, and social media campaigns. In addition, the company offers commercial printing, distribution, and other digital services through SaaS content management solution. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa.
Long Name Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 184,433,232
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285250
Most Recent Quarter 1,766,880,000
Net Income To Common -26,456,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,553,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 184,352,884
Open 8.175
Operating Cashflow 6,267,000
Operating Margins 0.06242
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 99.04
Phone 563 383 2100
Previous Close 8.3
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -1.062388
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.33665466
Profit Margins -0.04829
Quick Ratio 0.568
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0069999695
Regular Market Change Percent -0.08433698
Regular Market Day High 8.465
Regular Market Day Low 8.175
Regular Market Day Range 8.175 - 8.465
Regular Market Open 8.175
Regular Market Previous Close 8.3
Regular Market Price 8.293
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,200
Regular Market Volume 14,310
Return On Assets 0.03224
Revenue Growth -0.1
Revenue Per Share 89.828
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 22,229,939
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0045
Shares Short 100,265
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 81,265
Short Name Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.014400001
Short Ratio 0.94
Source Interval 15
State IA
Symbol LEE
Total Cash 12,625,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.568
Total Debt 479,836,000
Total Revenue 547,841,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -4.32
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.66135
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.6316504
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.46484506
Type Disp Equity
Volume 14,310
Website https://www.lee.net
Zip 52,807