Brokers Set Expectations for Lee Enterprises Q1 Earnings

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lee Enterprises in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman expects that the company will earn ($0.20) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Lee Enterprises’ current full-year earnings is ($2.02) per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lee Enterprises’ Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.13) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.34) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.35) EPS.

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

Lee Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of LEE opened at $14.99 on Thursday. 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. Lee Enterprises has a fifty-two week low of $7.56 and a fifty-two week high of $19.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.80 million, a PE ratio of -5.01 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Lee Enterprises stock. Gabelli Funds LLC grew its position in Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) by 11.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,441 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,900 shares during the quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC owned about 2.01% of Lee Enterprises worth $1,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 39.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Lee Enterprises

In other news, major shareholder Raghav Nath Bahl sold 71,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 30,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $453,075. This trade represents a 70.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.40% of the company’s stock.

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.