Insider Buying: Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) Director Acquires $94,658.00 in Stock

Posted by Geri Gentry on May 21st, 2026

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE – Get Free Report) Director David Henry Hoffmann bought 10,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $8.93 per share, for a total transaction of $94,658.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 11,308,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,987,128.57. This represents a 0.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

David Henry Hoffmann also recently made the following trade(s):

On Thursday, May 14th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 8,100 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $7.78 per share, for a total transaction of $63,018.00.
On Wednesday, May 13th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 7,400 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $7.99 per share, for a total transaction of $59,126.00.
On Tuesday, May 12th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 8,100 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.82 per share, with a total value of $63,342.00.
On Friday, March 13th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 27,800 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.35 per share, with a total value of $259,930.00.
On Wednesday, March 11th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 27,800 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.33 per share, with a total value of $259,374.00.
On Wednesday, March 4th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 19,000 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.16 per share, with a total value of $174,040.00.
On Monday, March 2nd, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 19,000 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.85 per share, with a total value of $168,150.00.
On Thursday, February 26th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 15,200 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.03 per share, with a total value of $137,256.00.
On Wednesday, February 25th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 13,710 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.64 per share, with a total value of $118,454.40.
On Monday, February 23rd, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 15,200 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.91 per share, with a total value of $135,432.00.

Lee Enterprises Stock Up 7.5%

LEE opened at $9.51 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $211.41 million, a P/E ratio of -1.31 and a beta of 0.20. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has a 12 month low of $3.34 and a 12 month high of $9.97.

Institutional Trading of Lee Enterprises

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LEE. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Lee Enterprises by 15,715.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 29,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 28,917 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its stake in Lee Enterprises by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 202,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 4,389 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Lee Enterprises in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $86,000. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Lee Enterprises in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Teton Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Lee Enterprises in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $82,000. 39.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Lee Enterprises

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Lee Enterprises, Inc is a publicly traded media company based in Davenport, Iowa, with a heritage dating back to 1890 when Alfred W. Lee acquired the Davenport Times-Democrat. Over the decades, the company has grown through acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the largest regional news publishers in the United States. Lee Enterprises’ shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LEE.

The company’s principal activities center on the production and distribution of local journalism across print and digital channels.