David Henry Hoffmann Purchases 8,100 Shares of Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) Stock

Posted by Lindsey Winhoffer on May 18th, 2026

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE – Get Free Report) Director David Henry Hoffmann purchased 8,100 shares of Lee Enterprises stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.78 per share, with a total value of $63,018.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 11,290,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $87,836,581.22. This trade represents a 0.07% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

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

On Monday, May 18th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 10,600 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $8.93 per share, with a total value of $94,658.00.
On Wednesday, May 13th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 7,400 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.99 per share, with a total value of $59,126.00.
On Tuesday, May 12th, David Henry Hoffmann purchased 8,100 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The shares were purchased 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 shares were purchased 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 bought at an average cost of $9.33 per share, with a total value of $259,374.00.
On Wednesday, March 4th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 19,000 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.16 per share, with a total value of $174,040.00.
On Monday, March 2nd, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 19,000 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.85 per share, with a total value of $168,150.00.
On Thursday, February 26th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 15,200 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.03 per share, with a total value of $137,256.00.
On Wednesday, February 25th, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 13,710 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.64 per share, with a total value of $118,454.40.
On Monday, February 23rd, David Henry Hoffmann acquired 15,200 shares of Lee Enterprises stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.91 per share, with a total value of $135,432.00.

Lee Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of Lee Enterprises stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Monday, hitting $8.64. The stock had a trading volume of 49,248 shares, compared to its average volume of 65,856. 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 firm has a market cap of $191.96 million, a P/E ratio of -1.19 and a beta of 0.20. The business has a fifty day moving average of $8.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.33. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $3.34 and a fifty-two week high of $9.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lee Enterprises

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LEE. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 115,779 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Lee Enterprises in the 1st quarter valued at about $430,000. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 28,917 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Lee Enterprises in the 4th quarter valued at about $99,000. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Lee Enterprises by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 226,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after acquiring an additional 19,700 shares during the last quarter. 39.20% of the stock is 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.