How to buy Lee Enterprises Incorporated stock (LEE)

Lee Enterprises Incorporated is a publishing business based in the US. Lee Enterprises Incorporated shares (LEE) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $16.51 – an increase of 0.61% over the previous week. Lee Enterprises Incorporated employs 2,832 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $616.8 million.

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Lee Enterprises Incorporated stock price (NASDAQ: LEE)

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Lee Enterprises Incorporated shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-10-25.

Latest market close	$16.51
52-week range	$7.56 - $19.63
50-day moving average more info button	$10.20
200-day moving average more info button	$11.00
Wall St. target price	$20.00
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-3.02

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Lee Enterprises Incorporated price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $16.51 from 2024-10-25

1 week (2024-10-22)	2.17%
1 month (2024-09-27)	87.93%
3 months (2024-07-29)	65.41%
6 months (2024-04-29)	28.55%

1 year (2023-10-27)	84.26%
2 years (2022-10-28)	-12.46%
3 years (2021-10-29)	20.95
5 years (2019-10-29)	18.2

Is Lee Enterprises Incorporated stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Lee Enterprises Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lee Enterprises Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lee Enterprises Incorporated's PEG ratio

Lee Enterprises Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lee Enterprises Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lee Enterprises Incorporated's EBITDA

Lee Enterprises Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $78.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Lee Enterprises Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Lee Enterprises Incorporated financials

Revenue TTM	$616.8 million
Operating margin TTM	4.1%
Gross profit TTM	$446 million
Return on assets TTM	4.42%
Return on equity TTM	-146.22%
Profit margin	-2.88%
Book value	$0.64
Market Capitalization more info button	$103.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lee Enterprises Incorporated share dividends

We're not expecting Lee Enterprises Incorporated to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Lee Enterprises Incorporated's shares ever split?

Lee Enterprises Incorporated's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 14 March 2021 . So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lee Enterprises Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lee Enterprises Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted Lee Enterprises Incorporated's share price.

Lee Enterprises Incorporated share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lee Enterprises Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.56 up to $19.6323. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Lee Enterprises Incorporated's is 1.212. This would suggest that Lee Enterprises Incorporated's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lee Enterprises Incorporated overview

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. In addition, the company offers integrated digital publishing and content management solutions for creating, distributing, and monetizing multimedia content for media publications, universities, television stations, and niche publications. Further, it provides commercial printing services; distributes third party products; and operates a digital marketing services agency. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated was founded in 1890 and is based in Davenport, Iowa. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lee Enterprises Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 33.796% of Lee Enterprises Incorporated shares are held by insiders and 38.284% by institutions. How many people work for Lee Enterprises Incorporated?
Latest data suggests 2,832 work at Lee Enterprises Incorporated. When does the fiscal year end for Lee Enterprises Incorporated?
Lee Enterprises Incorporated's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Lee Enterprises Incorporated based?
Lee Enterprises Incorporated's address is: 4600 E 53rd Street, Davenport, IA, United States, 52807 What is Lee Enterprises Incorporated's ISIN number?
Lee Enterprises Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US5237684064 What is Lee Enterprises Incorporated's CUSIP number?
Lee Enterprises Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 523768109