Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) Director Acquires $201,656.00 in Stock

Posted by Amy Steele on Jun 11th, 2026

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE – Get Free Report) Director David Henry Hoffmann bought 18,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.08 per share, with a total value of $201,656.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,492,117 shares in the company, valued at $127,332,656.36. The trade was a 0.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

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

On Monday, June 8th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 6,925 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $10.86 per share, with a total value of $75,205.50.
On Tuesday, May 26th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 13,700 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $9.99 per share, with a total value of $136,863.00.
On Friday, May 22nd, David Henry Hoffmann bought 10,600 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $9.56 per share, with a total value of $101,336.00.
On Wednesday, May 20th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 10,600 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $9.79 per share, with a total value of $103,774.00.
On Monday, May 18th, David Henry Hoffmann bought 10,600 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $8.93 per share, with a total value of $94,658.00.
On Thursday, May 14th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 8,100 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.78 per share, with a total value of $63,018.00.
On Wednesday, May 13th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 7,400 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.99 per share, with a total value of $59,126.00.
On Tuesday, May 12th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 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 acquired 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 acquired 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.

Lee Enterprises Stock Performance

LEE stock opened at $10.21 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $8.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.06. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has a 1-year low of $3.34 and a 1-year high of $11.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.34. The firm has a market cap of $226.97 million, a PE ratio of -1.40 and a beta of 0.30.

Institutional Trading of Lee Enterprises

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Lee Enterprises by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 601,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,881,000 after buying an additional 115,779 shares during the period. Teton Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Lee Enterprises by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. Teton Advisors LLC now owns 17,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Lee Enterprises by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 207,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,127,000 after buying an additional 4,618 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lee Enterprises in the 1st quarter valued at about $430,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lee Enterprises in the 2nd quarter valued at about $86,000. 39.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lee Enterprises Company Profile

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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.