Q1 EPS Estimates for Lee Enterprises Lowered by Sidoti Csr

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lee Enterprises in a research note issued 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 lowered Lee Enterprises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Lee Enterprises Trading Up 1.1 %

Lee Enterprises stock opened at $15.15 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $16.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.24. Lee Enterprises has a 52-week low of $7.56 and a 52-week high of $19.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.07 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Raghav Nath Bahl sold 71,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total value of $1,065,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 30,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $453,075. This represents a 70.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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. raised its position in shares of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) by 13.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 121,755 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,715 shares during the quarter. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. owned about 1.97% of Lee Enterprises worth $1,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 39.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lee Enterprises Company Profile

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.