Q1 EPS Estimates for Lee Enterprises Reduced by Sidoti Csr

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) – Sidoti Csr cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lee Enterprises in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.40) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Lee Enterprises’ current full-year earnings is ($2.02) per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lee Enterprises’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($1.48) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.79) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($2.77) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.33) EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Lee Enterprises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Lee Enterprises Stock Performance

NYSE:LEE opened at $14.99 on Friday. Lee Enterprises has a fifty-two week low of $7.56 and a fifty-two week high of $19.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $16.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.80 million, a P/E ratio of -5.01 and a beta of 1.02.

Insider Transactions at Lee Enterprises

In other news, major shareholder Raghav Nath Bahl sold 71,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $1,065,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 30,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $453,075. This represents a 70.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Lee Enterprises stock. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 121,755 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,715 shares during the quarter. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. owned 1.97% of Lee Enterprises worth $1,060,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. 39.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated provides local news and information, and advertising services in the United States. The company offers digital subscription platforms; daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and niche publications; and web hosting and content management services. It also provides advertising and marketing services, such as audience extension, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web and mobile production, social media services, and reputation monitoring and management.