NASDAQ:LKFN Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $62.31 +0.47 (+0.76%) Closing price 11/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.34 +0.03 (+0.05%) As of 11/13/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Lakeland Financial Stock (NASDAQ:LKFN) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Lakeland Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$61.63▼$62.4350-Day Range$56.84▼$62.9052-Week Range$54.36▼$64.55Volume128,391 shsAverage Volume213,199 shsMarket Capitalization$1.54 billionP/E Ratio13.94Dividend Yield3.34%Price Target$65.67Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Lakeland Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, and the parent company of Lake City Bank. The bank traces its history to 1872 and serves individuals, businesses and organizations across northern and central Indiana. Lake City Bank offers personal and business banking services, including deposit accounts, lending, mortgage financing and digital banking. Its business services include commercial loans, treasury management and other cash-management solutions. The bank also provides wealth management and trust services. David M. Findlay has served as Lakeland Financial’s president and chief executive officer. Through Lake City Bank, the company focuses primarily on Indiana markets.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Lakeland Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreLKFN MarketRank™: 4.340968586385 of 5 starsLakeland Financial scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 234th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingLakeland Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Lakeland Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageLakeland Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lakeland Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.85% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lakeland Financial are expected to grow by 3.85% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $4.58 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lakeland Financial is 13.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lakeland Financial is 13.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.73.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLakeland Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Lakeland Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted7.74% of the float of Lakeland Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLakeland Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.35.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lakeland Financial has recently decreased by 23.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldLakeland Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLakeland Financial has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lakeland Financial is 46.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Lakeland Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.41% next year. This indicates that Lakeland Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Lakeland Financial's dividend. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.37 News SentimentLakeland Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Lakeland Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for LKFN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.0 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $117,171.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0076% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lakeland Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $117,171.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.00% of the stock of Lakeland Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.15% of the stock of Lakeland Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Lakeland Financial's insider trading history. Receive LKFN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lakeland Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Prater Promoted to Retail Banking Officer at Its Silver Lake BranchNovember 12 at 1:03 PM | marketscreener.comMLakeland Financial Raises Share Repurchase Authorization to $90 MillionNovember 10, 2026 | tipranks.comI'm handing you this one freeElon Musk doesn't own the chip powering every Tesla, every Starlink dish, and every AI satellite he builds. He licenses it from one overlooked company. That supplier just got a major catalyst. Musk filed to launch 1,000,000 satellites, a move analyst Dylan believes could drive a 100X bigger bill for this chipmaker starting December 8th. | Behind the Markets (Ad)Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Stock: Insider Robert Bartels, Jr. Acquires 1,918 SharesNovember 10, 2026 | insidertrades.comLearn Why The Bull Case For Lakeland Financial Stock Could Change Following Higher Charge OffsNovember 7, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLakeland Financial : Lake City Bank’s Marissa Sparks Promoted to Assistant Vice President, Retail Banking Officer at Its Jimtown BranchNovember 3, 2026 | marketscreener.comMLakeland Financial : Lake City Bank’s Kaitlyn P. Conley Promoted to Retail Banking Officer at Its Warsaw North BranchNovember 2, 2026 | marketscreener.comMLakeland Financial's Q3 Earnings, Revenue RiseOctober 27, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LKFN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LKFN shares performed this year? Lakeland Financial's stock was trading at $57.06 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, LKFN shares have increased by 9.2% and is now trading at $62.31. How were Lakeland Financial's earnings last quarter? Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Who are Lakeland Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Lakeland Financial include State Street Corp (6.14%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.13%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.66%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include M Scott Welch, Michael L Kubacki, Lisa M O'neill, Eric H Ottinger, Robert E Bartels Jr, Steven D Ross, Melinda Jo Truex, Bradley J Toothaker, David M Findlay, Kyra E Clark, Kristin Pruitt, James Rickard Donovan, Stephanie R Leniski, Donald Robinson-Gay, Jonathan P Steiner and Brok A Lahrman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Lakeland Financial? Shares of LKFN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Lakeland Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lakeland Financial investors own include Intel (INTC), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Accenture (ACN), Bank of America (BAC), Best Buy (BBY), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Dominion Energy (D). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/5 Dividend10/23/2026Record date for 11/5 Dividend10/25/2026Last Earnings10/26/2026Dividend Payable11/05/2026Today11/15/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)1/25/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 LKFN's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. LKFN has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:LKFN CIK721994 Webwww.lakecitybank.com Phone(574) 267-6144Fax574-267-6063Employees701Year Founded1872Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lakeland Financial$65.67 High Price Target$67.00 Low Price Target$64.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.47 Trailing P/E Ratio13.94 Forward P/E Ratio13.60 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$103.36 million Net Margins26.51% Pretax Margin32.48% Return on Equity15.07% Return on Assets1.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$421.71 million Price / Sales3.65 Cash Flow$4.47 per share Price / Cash Flow13.93 Book Value$29.64 per share Price / Book2.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares24,700,000Free Float23,960,000Market Cap$1.54 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.77 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in Fall 2026AI spending is reshaping the market, and the opportunity extends far beyond the biggest chipmakers. 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