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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)

Communication Services | Publishing | Davenport, United States | NasdaqGS
8.37 USD +0.11 (1.332%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 8.37

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The business has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping 85% over the last nine years with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. This is not a temporary downturn; the market has consistently reassessed the company's quality downward, evidenced by the price collapsing from $27 in 2016 to under $4 in 2025. Fundamentals confirm the distress: the company is generating negative operating cash flow (-$167k), has negative book value (-$0.10 per share), and is trading at a forward P/E of 14 despite reporting negative trailing EPS. While the forward P/E suggests analysts expect a turnaround, the reality of negative free cash flow and a shrinking balance sheet makes this a value trap rather than a bargain. There is no dividend to provide income, and the lack of recent price history (only 14 days shown) combined with the severe long-term trend offers no safe harbor for a short-term trade either.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.218946
AutoETS0.240815
AutoARIMA0.245120
AutoTheta0.302898

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 5.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.191
Excess Kurtosis -0.78
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2008-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2008-08-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 1218707.8
Revenue per Share 42.864
Market Cap 186,584,400
Forward P/E 14.68
Beta 0.38
Profit Margins -1.84%
Website https://www.lee.net

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2008-08-28 1.90 5.121294
2008-05-29 1.90 2.790015
2008-02-28 1.90 1.790763
2007-11-29 1.90 1.370851
2007-08-29 1.80 1.027984
2007-05-30 1.80 0.720865
2007-02-27 1.80 0.549618
2006-11-29 1.80 0.628931
2006-08-30 1.80 0.727273
2006-05-30 1.80 0.626959
2006-02-27 1.80 0.509482
2005-11-29 1.80 0.468628
2005-08-30 1.80 0.414747
2005-05-27 1.80 0.430828
2005-02-25 1.80 0.394737
2004-11-29 1.80 0.379747
2004-08-30 1.80 0.382734
2004-05-27 1.80 0.378231
2004-02-26 1.80 0.399113
2003-11-26 1.80 0.420168
2003-08-28 1.70 0.436793
2003-05-29 1.70 0.455764
2003-02-27 1.70 0.536447
2002-11-27 1.70 0.496931
2002-08-28 1.70 0.504900
2002-05-30 1.70 0.461205
2002-02-27 1.70 0.469613
2001-11-29 1.70 0.478873
2001-08-29 1.70 0.506857
2001-05-30 1.70 0.514372
2001-02-27 1.70 0.539683
2000-11-29 1.70 0.607143
2000-08-30 1.60 0.560175
2000-05-30 1.60 0.737752
2000-02-28 1.60 0.782875
1999-11-29 1.60 0.565121
1999-08-30 1.50 0.520607
1999-05-27 1.50 0.522876
1999-02-25 1.40 0.520930
1998-11-27 1.50 0.536913
1998-08-28 1.40 0.546341
1998-05-28 1.40 0.462810
1998-02-26 1.40 0.453441
1997-11-26 1.40 0.513761
1997-08-28 1.30 0.509804
1997-05-29 1.30 0.520000
1997-02-27 1.30 0.553191
1996-11-27 1.30 0.577778
1996-08-29 1.20 0.581818
1996-05-30 1.20 0.507937
1996-02-28 1.20 0.554913
1995-12-14 1.20 0.551724
1995-08-30 1.10 0.575163
1995-05-25 1.10 0.586667
1995-02-23 1.10 0.624113
1994-12-05 1.10 0.656716
1994-08-26 1.05 0.606498
1994-05-25 1.05 0.651163
1994-02-23 1.05 0.575342
1993-11-24 1.05 0.677419
1993-08-26 1.00 0.647773
1993-05-25 1.00 0.686695
1993-02-23 1.00 0.683761
1992-11-24 1.00 0.645161
1992-08-26 1.00 0.672269
1992-05-26 0.95 0.663755
1992-02-25 0.95 0.697248
1991-08-26 0.95 0.779487
1991-05-28 0.95 0.666667
1991-02-25 0.95 0.644068
1990-11-27 0.95 0.868571
1990-08-27 0.90 0.847059
1990-05-25 0.90 0.720000
1990-02-26 0.90 0.640000
1989-12-05 0.90 0.569170
1989-08-28 0.85 0.521073
1989-05-25 0.85 0.566667
1989-02-27 0.85 0.676617
1988-12-07 0.85 0.641509
1988-09-06 0.80 0.573991
1988-05-25 0.80 0.615385
1988-02-24 0.80 0.649746
1987-12-01 0.80 0.670157
1987-08-26 0.75 0.528634
1987-05-26 0.75 0.618557
1987-02-24 0.75 0.540541
1986-11-24 0.75 0.638298
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 0.92093027
Address1 4,600 E 53rd Street
All Time High 498.3
All Time Low 2.4
Ask 10.81
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 37,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 68,172
Average Volume 68,172
Average Volume10Days 37,800
Beta 0.383
Bid 6.05
Bid Size 2
Book Value -0.1
City Davenport
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.37
Current Ratio 1.167
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 8.5
Day Low 8.28
Debt To Equity 1,218,707.8
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 53,086,000
Ebitda Margins 0.10266
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.392
Enterprise To Revenue 1.169
Enterprise Value 604,731,392
Eps Forward 0.57
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.26
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 8.314
Fifty Day Average Change 0.055999756
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0067355973
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 92.093025
Fifty Two Week High 11.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.5100002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.29545456
Fifty Two Week Low 3.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.0299997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.505988
Fifty Two Week Range 3.34 - 11.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 21.36
Float Shares 3,214,736
Forward Eps 0.57
Forward P E 14.684211
Free Cashflow 26,446,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,230
Fullday Change 0.11
Fullday Change Percent 1.33171
Fullday Price 8.37
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.60716
Gross Profits 313,966,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.72783
Held Percent Institutions 0.2048
Implied Shares Outstanding 22,292,044
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 0
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 186,584,400
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_285250
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common -9,499,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,553,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 184,132,283
Open 8.28
Operating Cashflow -167,000
Operating Margins 0.110649996
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 99.04
Phone 563 383 2100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 8.37
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 8.26
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -83.7
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.36082706
Profit Margins -0.01837
Quick Ratio 1.005
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.11
Regular Market Change Percent 1.33171
Regular Market Day High 8.5
Regular Market Day Low 8.28
Regular Market Day Range 8.28 - 8.5
Regular Market Open 8.28
Regular Market Previous Close 8.26
Regular Market Price 8.37
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 31,834
Return On Assets 0.03893
Revenue Growth -0.108
Revenue Per Share 42.864
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 22,292,044
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0229
Shares Short 510,148
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 557,972
Short Name Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0727
Short Ratio 9.85
Source Interval 15
State IA
Symbol LEE
Total Cash 59,428,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.666
Total Debt 475,296,000
Total Revenue 517,102,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.26
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.36545
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.00455
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13638678
Type Disp Equity
Volume 31,834
Website https://www.lee.net
Zip 52,807