Why Lee Enterprises, Incorporated’s (LEE) Stock Is Down 5.09%
As of Friday, August 21, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated’s LEE share price has dipped by 5.09%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Rosalio Madrigal
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| Communication Services | Media |
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| Share Statistics | LEE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $182.3 | $500.6 | 26% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 22.2 | 45.2 | 32% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 17.9% | 49.9% | 9% |
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| Float (Mil) | 3.2 | 37.4 | 8% |
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| Beta | 0.38 | 0.95 | 22% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 36 | 309 | 25% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
99.5% | 66.4% | 90% |
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| Growth | LEE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (1.9%) | 2.7% | 13% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (79.8%) | (5.0%) | 3% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (77.7%) | 3.6% | 1 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (57.7%) | (16.5%) | 5% |
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| Month Ago EPS | na | na | na | |
| # Rev Up | na | na | na | |
| # Rev Down | na | na | na | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | na | na | na | |
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| Financials | LEE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $517 | $742 | 41% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($10) | ($2) | 29% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($0.787) | ($0.100) | 23% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $-0 | $68 | 32% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $45 | ($2) | 69% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $469 | $182 | 58% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $601 | $1,099 | 36% |
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| Valuation | LEE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | na | 1.37 | na |
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| P/E | na | 20.6 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.7 | na |
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| Ratios | LEE | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 60.7% | 43.5% | 73% |
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| Net Margin | (1.8%) | (0.9%) | 29% |
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| ROA | (1.5%) | (0.9%) | 35% |
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| ROE | 44.5% | (0.5%) | 92% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 100.0% | 59.6% | 94% |
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| F-Score | 4 | 4 | 33% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/21/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 25.6% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +18.1 |
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