Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · LEE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
34
Institutional Holders
▼ 3 vs Q2
$12.09M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $3.22M vs Q2
6.10M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 66.33%
2.22M
13F Shares Held
▼ 172,515 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
LEE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 485.7K | 7.95% | 7.95% | $2.64B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 8.1K |
SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 472.7K | 7.73% | 7.73% | $2.57B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 229.7K | 3.76% | 3.76% | $1.25B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 3.2K |
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 220.0K | 3.60% | 3.60% | $1.20B | Nov 3, 2025 | — held |
GABELLI FUNDS LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 207.1K | 3.39% | 3.39% | $1.13B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 4.6K |
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 205.8K | 3.37% | 3.37% | $1.12B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 20.2K |
WITTENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 97.3K | 1.59% | 1.59% | $529.08M | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 12.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 47.3K | 77.39% | 77.39% | $257.40M | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 47.3K | 77.37% | 77.37% | $257.26M | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 90 |
JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP newspapers: publishing or publishing & printing | 40.0K | 65.45% | 65.45% | $217.60M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
6
Increased
+17.4K shares6
New Positions
first time holders5
Decreased
−45.3K shares9
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
27.9K
+17.4K / −45.3K
Net new holders
-2
6 new / 9 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
LEE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
14
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fletcher Steven C. director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 7,678 | — | — | 33.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| Jun 12, 2006 | Purchase | 18,200 | $11.09 | $201.8K | 11.42M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 29, 2026 | Purchase | 13,700 | $11.74 | $160.8K | 11.41M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 28, 2026 | Purchase | 13,700 | $10.54 | $144.4K | 11.39M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 27, 2026 | Purchase | 13,700 | $10.05 | $137.7K | 11.38M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 26, 2026 | Purchase | 13,700 | $9.99 | $136.9K | 11.36M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 22, 2026 | Purchase | 10,600 | $9.56 | $101.3K | 11.35M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 21, 2026 | Purchase | 10,600 | $9.96 | $105.6K | 11.34M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 20, 2026 | Purchase | 10,600 | $9.79 | $103.8K | 11.33M | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoffmann David Henry
| May 19, 2026 | Purchase | 10,600 | $8.94 | $94.8K | 11.32M | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 36.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 33.67%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 29.89%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL, holding approximately 485,675 shares — equal to 7.95% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 34 institutional investors currently hold LEE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $12,090,577 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
LEE ownershipLee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 36.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL with a 7.95% stake. Company insiders hold 33.67%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.