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US · SEC FORM 4
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
LEE · Nasdaq · CIK 0000058361 · Communication Services · Publishing
INSIDER SIGNAL
1 buyers · 21 purchase transaction lines · $2.3M gross purchase
WHY THIS SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.
What is holding the score back?
- ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 1 insider(s), not 4+
- ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
- ✓ Role scores high · most senior buyer: Director,TenPercentOwner
Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.
US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
Showing the six most active owners; 4 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.
Purchase breadth & concentration
Roles in the peak window: Director,TenPercentOwner. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Latest recorded score
- 57.2
- 57.2
- 57.1
- 57.0
- 56.9
Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
Price performance
- 1M
- +2.4%
- 3M
- -3.3%
- 6M
- -9.9%
- 12M
- +49.2%
Volatility & liquidity
- Volatility
- 78.1%
- Beta
- —
- Avg daily value
- USD 314,269
Valuation
- Market cap
- USD 169.6M
- P/E
- —
Fundamentals
- Profit margin
- -6.7%
- ROE
- —
- Industry
- Publishing
Market data
Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, Profit margin · Fiscal year ended: 2025-09-28 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-07-31 · Status: PASS
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 512,372
- Previous report
- 566,007
- Avg daily volume
- 41,878
- Days to cover
- 12.2
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,566 | USD 9.82 | USD 15,378 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-10 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,500 | USD 10.47 | USD 15,705 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-09 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,500 | USD 10.80 | USD 27,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-08 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 6,925 | USD 10.86 | USD 75,206 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.85 | USD 197,470 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-04 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 11.08 | USD 201,656 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-03 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.58 | USD 192,556 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.90 | USD 198,380 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-29 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 11.74 | USD 160,838 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 10.54 | USD 144,398 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-27 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 10.05 | USD 137,685 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-26 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 9.99 | USD 136,863 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-22 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 10,600 | USD 9.56 | USD 101,336 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-21 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 10,600 | USD 9.96 | USD 105,576 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-20 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 10,600 | USD 9.79 | USD 103,774 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
93 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 257 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Hoffmann Gregory David | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 3,928 | USD 6.79 | USD 26,671 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | McIntosh Madeline E. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,313 | USD 8.00 | USD 42,504 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | McAlmont Shaun | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,000 | USD 8.00 | USD 40,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Hoffmann Gregory David | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 3,928 | USD 6.79 | USD 26,671 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | McIntosh Madeline E. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,313 | USD 8.00 | USD 42,504 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | McAlmont Shaun | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,000 | USD 8.00 | USD 40,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,000 | USD 8.00 | USD 40,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | Hoffmann David Henry | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 7,813 | USD 8.00 | USD 62,504 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-31 | Fletcher Steven C. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 5,469 | USD 8.00 | USD 43,752 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-06 | Rinehults Joshua Paul | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 81,374 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-06 | BEKKE NATHAN E. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 158,228 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-06 | Rinehults Joshua Paul | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 55,419 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-06 | BEKKE NATHAN E. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 107,759 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-11 | MOLONEY HERBERT W III | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 24,000 | USD 9.82 | USD 235,680 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-11 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,566 | USD 9.82 | USD 15,378 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-10 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,500 | USD 10.47 | USD 15,705 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-09 | JUNCK MARY E | Gift (G) | Common Stock | 62,430 | USD 10.79 | USD 673,620 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-09 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,500 | USD 10.80 | USD 27,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-08 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 6,925 | USD 10.86 | USD 75,206 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.85 | USD 197,470 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-04 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 11.08 | USD 201,656 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-03 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.58 | USD 192,556 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 18,200 | USD 10.90 | USD 198,380 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | McIntosh Madeline E. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 7,563 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | McAlmont Shaun | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 7,334 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | MOLONEY HERBERT W III | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 8,136 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | KRUSZEWSKI RONALD J | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 6,112 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | JUNCK MARY E | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 11,917 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | Hoffmann David Henry | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 13,368 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-01 | Fletcher Steven C. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 7,678 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-29 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 11.74 | USD 160,838 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 10.54 | USD 144,398 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-27 | Hoffmann David Henry | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 13,700 | USD 10.05 | USD 137,685 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | LEE |
| CIK | 0000058361 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Publishing Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 2711 Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing |
| Exchange | Nasdaq |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 257 transaction lines from 2020-06-01 to 2026-09-28 98 P purchase lines · 6 S sale lines · 153 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.