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$8.24 -0.29 (-3.40%) At close · Aug 17
Market Cap
$190.15M
Shares
22.29M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.53 Open$8.14 Day$8.10–8.67 52W close$3.40–11.76 Avg vol 30d60K Short int518K · 2.3% float · 9.7d Short vol73% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataMar 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Mar 15, 2021; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 29, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Very Bullish Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +19%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 57
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 61%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +9%
      trailing
      6-month return +2%
      trailing
      YTD return +78%
      this year
      Relative strength −12%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Very Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +26% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$1.6M over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.32% of float · ▼ -7.1% MoM · 9.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      49 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 59
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −4%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −43%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-7.1M
      Balance sheet $452.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 86%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −42%
      past year
      ATR 6.1%
      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.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      FY26
      Capital expenditures up to $7M
      Adjusted EBITDA YOY growth Non-GAAP Initiated 22% – 28%
      FY26 Outlook
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated 22% – 28%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Cash costs · fiscal year $522M – $532M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 5 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      57 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      61% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 4 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $7 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +26% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$1.6M over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.32% of float · ▼ -7.1% MoM · 9.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      49 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $3 Now $9 · 61% Range high $12
      vs 200-day avg +19% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Digital-only subscription revenue $21.8M the three months ended June 28, 2026 filing —
      Print subscribers 221,000 the three months ended June 28, 2026 filing —
      Amplified Digital Agency revenue $27M Q3 fiscal 2026 —
      Cash Costs non-GAAP 342.63M Nine months ended June 28, 2026 —
      Digital Mix of Total Revenue 57% Q3 FY26 —
      Digital Subscribers 584,000 June FY26 —
      Digital Subscription Revenue 92M LTM June FY26 —
      Same-store, Digital Advertising and Marketing Services non-GAAP $44.8M Q3 FY2026 —
      Same-store, Digital Subscription Revenue non-GAAP $21.8M Q3 FY2026 —
      Same-store, Print Advertising Revenue non-GAAP $43.5M YTD Jun FY2026 —
      Same-store, Print Subscription Revenue non-GAAP $32.9M Q3 FY2026 —
      Same-store, Total Advertising Revenue non-GAAP 171.11M Nine months ended June 28, 2026 —
      Same-store, Total Operating Revenue non-GAAP 374.82M Nine months ended June 28, 2026 —
      Same-store, Total Other Revenue non-GAAP $11.9M Q3 FY2026 —
      Same-store, Total Subscription Revenue non-GAAP 167.63M Nine months ended June 28, 2026 —
      Total Digital Revenue 284M LTM Jun FY26 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Publishing — same industry group
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      LEE
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      this stock
      		$190.15M +78.1% -4.1% — 2.3%
      NYT
      New York Times Co
      		 $10.45B -6.7% -1.6% 27.0 8.4%
      PSO
      Pearson PLC
      		 $9.72B +15.0% — — 0.4%
      WLY
      John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
      		 $2.61B +67.8% +4.5% 12.4 8.2%
      SPGNY
      Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
      		 $2.36B — — — 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 section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      49
      % held
      18.8%
      Net QoQ
      +128.8K sh
      Top holder
      Solas Capital Management,…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      19
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      518.2K
      Days to cover
      9.7d
      Change
      -39.7K sh
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      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      73%
      As of
      Aug 17, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.4K
      Value
      $10.6K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.6%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$1.6M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
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      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Mo Brooks
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jan 22, 2021
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $544.0M
      Net income (FY)
      $-37.6M
      EPS diluted
      $-6.20
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $159.9K
      Shares
      20.9K
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
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      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Lee Enterprises Reports Strong Th…
      Published
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Mar 15, 2021; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      LEE +4.2% +8.5% +2.2% +10.4% +78.1%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +3.8% +4.1% -11.6% +6.4% +64.2%
      Key facts CIK 58361 CUSIP 523768406 13F (30d) 46 filings 46 filers Visit website Investor relations

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