Press coverage about Lee Enterprises, (NYSE:LEE) has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Lee Enterprises, earned a news sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 47.1732570244115 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.
These are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:
- Accountant to look at books of bankrupt Greenwood investment firm (indexjournal.com)
- Lee Enterprises, (LEE) and tronc (TRNC) Head-To-Head Analysis (americanbankingnews.com)
- St. Tammany property transfers, July 25-28, 2017 (theadvocate.com)
- Head to Head Review: tronc (TRNC) & Lee Enterprises, (LEE) (americanbankingnews.com)
- Head-To-Head Review: tronc (TRNC) and Lee Enterprises, (LEE) (americanbankingnews.com)
Lee Enterprises, (LEE) remained flat at $1.95 during mid-day trading on Friday. 144,530 shares of the company were exchanged. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1.92 and its 200 day moving average is $2.32. The firm has a market cap of $110.60 million, a PE ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 2.18. Lee Enterprises, has a 12-month low of $1.75 and a 12-month high of $3.92.
Lee Enterprises, (NYSE:LEE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. Lee Enterprises, had a negative return on equity of 16.83% and a net margin of 4.30%. The company had revenue of $139.36 million for the quarter. Analysts anticipate that Lee Enterprises, will post $0.42 earnings per share for the current year.
A number of research analysts have recently commented on LEE shares. TheStreet lowered Lee Enterprises, from a “c” rating to a “d+” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 31st. Zacks Investment Research raised Lee Enterprises, from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 6th.
About Lee Enterprises,
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is a provider of local news and information, and a platform for print and digital advertising. The Company’s products included 46 daily and 34 Sunday newspapers, 300 weekly newspapers, and classified and niche publications, as of September 25, 2016. The Company also provides a range of digital products, including video, digital couponing, behavioral targeting, audience retargeting, banner advertisements and social networking.
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