Lee Enterprises (LEE)
Delivers local journalism, subscriptions, advertising products, and digital marketing services to U.S. communities.
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Provides local journalism through daily and weekly publications, alongside subscriptions, advertising products, digital products, and Amplified Digital Agency marketing services. The business serves mid-sized U.S. communities and is shifting its legacy newspaper base toward a digital-first subscription and marketing-services model.
Runs local daily and weekly publications, digital subscriptions, advertising products, and Amplified Digital Agency marketing services for mid-sized U.S. communities. Its stated commitment is to trusted, deeply local news and information, with digital subscriptions and digital advertising central to the operating model.
The local-media network expanded through acquisitions, including BH Media Group and The Buffalo News. The business is moving its legacy newspaper base toward a digital-first subscription and marketing-services platform.
Operations were disrupted by a cybersecurity incident in 2025, and financing from the BH Media acquisition remains part of the company’s capital structure.
Company facts
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Balance sheet, Jun 28, 2026Cash & short-term investments $59.4M · Total debt $475.3M · Total assets $624.6M · Shareholders' equity −$2.2M
- Revenue
- $126.0M
- Operating income
- $13.0M
- Net income
- $4.7M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 20.38% | 4.54M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 6.66% | 1.48M shares | |
| 18 holders · as of Sep 2, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 14.56% | 3.24M shares | |
| 1 holder · as of Apr 23, 2026 | |||
| Other | 58.40% | 13.02M shares | |
| remainder | |||
22.29M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Quint Digital LtdStrategic10 percent owner | 14.56% | 3.24M | filed Apr 23, 2026 |
Solas Capital Management, LLCInstitution | 6.95% | 1.55M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
David Henry Hoffmann1Insiderdirector, 10 percent owner | 2.78% | 618,900 | filed Sep 2, 2026 |
Gamco Investors, Inc. et alInstitution | 2.63% | 585,176 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 1.63% | 363,701 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
- David Henry Hoffmann reports a block also reported by another filer; it is counted once, under that filer.
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Herbert W. Iii Moloney | director | −24,000 | $9.82 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | David Henry Hoffmann | director, 10 percent owner: | +2,500 | $10.80 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | David Henry Hoffmann | director, 10 percent owner: | +1,500 | $10.47 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | David Henry Hoffmann | director, 10 percent owner: | +1,566 | $9.82 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | David Henry Hoffmann | director, 10 percent owner: | +18,200 | $11.08 |
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| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Enterprises | $7.24 | +0.56% | $160.1M | — | — | 0.3 | −10.9% |
| USA TODAY | $6.49 | +1.57% | $940.0M | — | 32.0 | 0.4 | −8.3% |
| Alphabet Class A | $353.25 | −0.48% | $4.30T | 17.8 | 26.3 | 9.6 | +24.2% |
| Meta | $741.96 | +0.10% | $1.89T | 27.9 | 24.4 | 8.3 | +28.0% |
| New York Times | $64.30 | −8.83% | $11.45B | 29.4 | 21.4 | 3.8 | +11.2% |
| Median | 27.9 | 25.3 | 6.1 | +17.7% |