LEE
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
$8.97
-0.37 (-3.96%)
At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$185.18M
Shares
22,229,936
Price & Indicators
Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$8.97
Open$9.39
Day$8.55–9.69
52W$3.34–11.88
Avg vol 30d97K
Short int178K · 0.8% float · 2.9d
Short vol81%
Last earningsMay 7, 2026
DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Filing10-Q · May 8
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Poor
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 16.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+33%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−3%
below
RSI (14)
46
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
66%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Bullish div.
accumulating
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−16%
trailing
6-month return
+78%
trailing
YTD return
+87%
this year
Relative strength
+70%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $9 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Flat
2 of 38 funds reported for Jun 30 · net 0 sh shares
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$2.0M over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest
Rising
0.80% of float · ▲ +27.2% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Steady
38 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
56
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−4%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−43%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-7.1M
Balance sheet
$521.6M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
92%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−51%
past year
ATR
8.1%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 16, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 5 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 29, 2026
Est
filed May 8, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
annually
Interest expense savings
up to $18M
over the next five years
Interest expense savings
up to $90M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+33%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−3%
Neutral
RSI (14)
46
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
66%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Bullish div.
Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $9 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Flat
2 of 38 funds reported for Jun 30 · net 0 sh shares
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$2.0M over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest
Rising
0.80% of float · ▲ +27.2% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Steady
38 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $3
Now $9 · 66%
52-wk high $12
vs 200-day avg +33%
vs 50-day avg -3%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $15M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Amplified Digital® Agency revenue | $23M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Capital expenditures | $1M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Digital-only subscribers | 591,000 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Markets served | 114 | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| adjusted EBITDA (Q2) non-GAAP | $15M | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA (trailing 12 months) non-GAAP | $57M | trailing 12 months call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA growth (Q2 year-over-year) non-GAAP | 95% | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA growth (Q2 year-over-year, excluding insurance proceeds) non-GAAP | 45% | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| adjusted EBITDA margin expansion (Q2) non-GAAP | 670 | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| business interruption insurance proceeds | $4M | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| cash cost reduction (Q2) | $19M | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| cash costs decline (Q2) | 15% | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| daily and weekly publications | 114 | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| digital advertising as percent of total advertising revenue | 74% | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| digital revenue as percent of total revenue | 56% | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| digital-only subscription revenue | $22M | Q2 FY2026 call | — |
| digital-only subscription revenue growth | 7% | trailing 12 months call | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file
Versus peers
Publishing — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEE
this stock
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
|
$185.18M | +87.3% | -4.1% | — | 0.8% |
|
NYT
New York Times Co
|
$12.03B | +5.9% | -1.6% | 31.9 | 7.8% |
|
PSO
Pearson PLC
|
$10.14B | +22.4% | — | — | 0.7% |
|
WLY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
|
$2.56B | +64.2% | +4.5% | 12.1 | 7.4% |
|
SPGNY
Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
|
$2.21B | — | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE | +0.1% | -16.0% | +77.6% | +0.1% | +87.3% |
| SPY | -0.2% | +0.8% | +7.4% | -0.2% | +9.3% |
| vs SPY | +0.3% | -16.9% | +70.2% | +0.3% | +78.0% |