Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE): Congress and insider trades

Who in Congress and inside the company traded LEE, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.

Key Facts

  • Lee Enterprises Inc (LEE) is a listed stock on NASDAQ.
  • 1 member of Congress filed 1 buy and 2 sells of LEE, the latest published 2021-01-27 (27 January 2021).
  • Insiders filed 12 open market buys worth $1.8M and 2 sells worth $479K, the latest filed 2026-06-12 (12 June 2026).
  • Across 1 scored buy, Congress averaged +109.7% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to tell.
  • Across 4 scored buys, Insiders averaged -16.9% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 25% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion.
  • Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress buys 1 1 members
Congress sells 2
Insider buys 12 $1.8M
Insider sells 2 $479K
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d +109.7% 1 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d -16.9% 4 scored buys

Congress trades in LEE

as of 2021-01-27
  1. Mo Brooks3 trades
Congress trades in LEE, newest first.
FiledMemberTypeSizeDays to file90 day vs S&P
27 Jan 2021 Mo Brooks (R-AL) sell 1K–15K 4 n/a
27 Jan 2021 Mo Brooks (R-AL) sell 1K–15K 4 n/a
27 Jan 2021 Mo Brooks (R-AL) buy 1K–15K 63 +109.7%

Insider trades in LEE

as of 2026-06-12
Open market insider trades in LEE, newest first.
FiledInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue90 day vs S&P
12 Jun 2026 MOLONEY HERBERT W III sell 24,000 $9.82 $236K n/a
8 Jun 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 18,200 $10.85 $197K -26.5%
8 Jun 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 6,925 $10.86 $75.2K -26.5%
8 Jun 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 18,200 $11.08 $202K -26.5%
27 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 10,600 $9.56 $101K -31.5%
27 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 13,700 $9.99 $137K -31.5%
27 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 13,700 $10.05 $138K -31.5%
21 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 10,600 $9.96 $106K -12.8%
21 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 10,600 $9.79 $104K -12.8%
21 May 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 10,600 $8.94 $94.8K -12.8%
10 Mar 2026 MAGID BRENT sell 26,804 $9.08 $243K n/a
10 Mar 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 19,000 $9.19 $175K +3.0%
10 Mar 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 27,800 $9.30 $259K +3.0%
10 Mar 2026 Hoffmann David Henry buy 27,800 $8.99 $250K +3.0%

Frequently asked questions

Who has bought LEE?

1 Congress buy by 1 member and 12 insider buys are on file. The tables on this page list every one.

Did buying LEE after a disclosure beat the market?

Across 1 scored buy, Congress averaged +109.7% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to tell. Across 4 scored buys, Insiders averaged -16.9% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 25% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion. A single stock is a small sample.

Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.

Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.