Q1 EPS Estimates for Lee Enterprises Lowered by Sidoti Csr

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Lee Enterprises in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Sidoti Csr analyst D. Harriman now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.40) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LEE opened at $14.99 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $16.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.22. Lee Enterprises has a 12 month low of $7.56 and a 12 month high of $19.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.80 million, a P/E ratio of -5.01 and a beta of 1.02.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Raghav Nath Bahl sold 71,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $1,065,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 30,205 shares in the company, valued at $453,075. This represents a 70.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 11.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Lee Enterprises stock. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) by 13.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,755 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,715 shares during the quarter. Wittenberg Investment Management Inc. owned about 1.97% of Lee Enterprises worth $1,060,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 39.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.