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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE)

Communication Services | Publishing | Davenport, United States | NasdaqGS
6.42 USD -0.31 (-4.606%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:21 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a confluence of deteriorating fundamentals and severe technical weakness. The company is currently trading below its 200-day moving average, a key resistance level that has failed to hold, while recent price action shows a distinct downward drift with limited recovery attempts. This technical breakdown aligns with a catastrophic long-term reality: the stock has lost over 86% of its value over the last nine years, driven by six out of seven annual declines, including a staggering 69% drop in the most recent full year. The business is fundamentally broken, evidenced by negative earnings per share, negative book value, and a massive debt load relative to equity. Furthermore, the company has completely abandoned its shareholder return strategy, offering no dividends for the past five years. With no income stream, a shrinking balance sheet, and a price trajectory that suggests continued structural decay, there is no rational case for holding or buying this security.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.045249
AutoARIMA0.090461
AutoETS0.090461
MSTL0.098125

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 3.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.300
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
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 143,114,928
Forward P/E 11.26
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
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2008-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.9
lastDividendDate 2008-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.57739556
Address1 4,600 E 53rd Street
All Time High 498.3
All Time Low 2.4
Ask 8.21
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 38,110
Average Daily Volume3 Month 41,393
Average Volume 41,393
Average Volume10Days 38,110
Beta 0.383
Bid 4.68
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 8
Book Value -0.1
City Davenport
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.42
Current Ratio 1.167
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.72
Day Low 6.36
Debt To Equity 1,218,707.8
Display Name Lee Enterprises
Dividend Yield 0.0
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 10.573
Enterprise To Revenue 1.085
Enterprise Value 561,261,952
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 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.5824
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1623998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.15330236
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 57.739555
Fifty Two Week High 11.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.46
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.45959595
Fifty Two Week Low 3.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.0800002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.92215574
Fifty Two Week Range 3.34 - 11.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.46
Float Shares 3,182,189
Forward Eps 0.57
Forward P E 11.263158
Free Cashflow 26,446,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,230
Fullday Change -0.30999994
Fullday Change Percent -4.6199694
Fullday Price 6.42
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.60716
Gross Profits 313,966,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.72906
Held Percent Institutions 0.20582001
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 143,114,928
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 150,917,137
Open 6.72
Operating Cashflow -167,000
Operating Margins 0.110649996
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 99.04
Phone 563 383 2100
Previous Close 6.73
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -64.2
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.27676344
Profit Margins -0.01837
Quick Ratio 1.005
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.31
Regular Market Change Percent -4.60624
Regular Market Day High 6.72
Regular Market Day Low 6.36
Regular Market Day Range 6.36 - 6.72
Regular Market Open 6.72
Regular Market Previous Close 6.73
Regular Market Price 6.42
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 19,285
Return On Assets 0.03893
Revenue Growth -0.108
Revenue Per Share 42.864
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 22,292,044
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.023
Shares Short 512,372
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 588,129
Short Name Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0731
Short Ratio 13.32
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 7.92845
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.50845
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.19025788
Type Disp Equity
Volume 19,285
Website https://www.lee.net
Zip 52,807