StockNews.com downgraded shares of Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE – Free Report) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning.
Lee Enterprises Price Performance
Shares of LEE opened at $8.91 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.53. Lee Enterprises has a 1 year low of $7.56 and a 1 year high of $15.89. The stock has a market cap of $54.70 million, a P/E ratio of -4.43 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $11.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.52.
Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported ($0.73) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($1.41). Lee Enterprises had a negative return on equity of 94.51% and a negative net margin of 2.88%. The company had revenue of $150.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $165.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.25 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Lee Enterprises will post -1.06 earnings per share for the current year.
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About Lee Enterprises
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.
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