(LEE) Lee Enterprises - Ratings and Ratios
Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5237684064
LEE: Newspapers, Online Services, Advertising, Printing, Digital Media
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) is a U.S.-based media company specializing in local news, information, and advertising services. The company operates a diverse portfolio of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers, as well as niche publications, complemented by digital subscription platforms. Its services extend to web hosting, content management, and commercial printing. Lee Enterprises also offers a range of advertising and marketing solutions, including audience extension, SEO, SEM, social media management, and reputation monitoring. Additionally, the company provides integrated digital publishing and content management solutions for media outlets, universities, and television stations. It operates a digital marketing services agency and distributes third-party products. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, Lee Enterprises has established itself as a key player in local media and digital publishing.
From a technical perspective, LEEs stock has shown recent weakness, with its last price of $8.80 falling below its SMA20 ($10.90) and SMA50 ($12.65). The SMA200 ($12.33) further highlights the stocks downward trend. Average 20-day volume is 17,900 shares, with an ATR of 0.79, indicating moderate volatility. Fundamental analysis reveals a market cap of $103.77M, with a forward P/E of 15.11, suggesting expectations for future earnings growth. However, the current P/B ratio of 13.43 points to a premium valuation relative to book value. The P/S ratio of 0.12 reflects low revenue multiples, while the RoE of 160.42% indicates strong profitability relative to equity.
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LEE Stock Overview
Market Cap in USD | 55m |
Sector | Communication Services |
Industry | Publishing |
GiC Sub-Industry | Publishing |
IPO / Inception | 1987-11-05 |
LEE Stock Ratings
Growth Rating | -5.77 |
Fundamental | -19.9 |
Dividend Rating | 12.6 |
Rel. Strength | -41.6 |
Analysts | - |
Fair Price Momentum | 7.82 USD |
Fair Price DCF | - |
LEE Dividends
Dividend Yield 12m | 0.00% |
Yield on Cost 5y | % |
Annual Growth 5y | 0.00% |
Payout Consistency | 50.5% |
LEE Growth Ratios
Growth Correlation 3m | -71.8% |
Growth Correlation 12m | -3.5% |
Growth Correlation 5y | -26.2% |
CAGR 5y | 1.97% |
CAGR/Max DD 5y | 0.02 |
Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.79 |
Alpha | -40.42 |
Beta | 1.018 |
Volatility | 56.38% |
Current Volume | 2.5k |
Average Volume 20d | 15.9k |
As of April 19, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 8.50 with a total of 2,526 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.03%, over one month by +1.80%, over three months by -30.04% and over the past year by -33.65%.
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Lee Enterprises is currently (April 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of -19.88 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of LEE as of April 2025 is 7.82. This means that LEE is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -8%.
Lee Enterprises has no consensus analysts rating.
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, LEE Lee Enterprises will be worth about 8.4 in April 2026. The stock is currently trading at 8.50. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -0.71%.
Issuer | Forecast | Upside |
---|---|---|
Wallstreet Target Price | 20 | 135.3% |
Analysts Target Price | 20 | 135.3% |
ValueRay Target Price | 8.4 | -0.7% |