NASDAQ:LKFNLakeland Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lakeland Financial's stock was trading at $35.14 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LKFN stock has increased by 40.1% and is now trading at $49.22.
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Lakeland Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 23rd 2020.
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Lakeland Financial Co. (NASDAQ:LKFN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.23. The financial services provider had revenue of $50.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $48.55 million. Lakeland Financial had a return on equity of 13.52% and a net margin of 32.49%.
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Lakeland Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Saturday, July 25th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 23rd.
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News headlines about LKFN stock have trended very positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lakeland Financial earned a media sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
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Lakeland Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LKFN."

Lakeland Financial's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.90%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.65%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.58%), Monarch Capital Management Inc. (0.79%), Ziegler Capital Management LLC (0.56%) and 1ST Source Bank (0.34%). Company insiders that own Lakeland Financial stock include Batty Jill A De, Brian J Smith, Daniel F Evans, Emily E Pichon, Eric H Ottinger, James Rickard Donovan, Jonathan P Steiner, Kevin L Deardorff, Kristin Pruitt, Lisa M O'neill, M Scott Welch, Michael E Gavin, Michael L Kubacki, Robert E Bartels Jr, Stephanie R Leniski, Steven D Ross and Thomas Hiatt.
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LKFN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., Clean Yield Group, Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Copeland Capital Management LLC, Bridge City Capital LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., and Hancock Whitney Corp. Company insiders that have sold Lakeland Financial company stock in the last year include Batty Jill A De, Emily E Pichon, Eric H Ottinger, Jonathan P Steiner, Kevin L Deardorff, Kristin Pruitt, Lisa M O'neill, Michael E Gavin, Michael L Kubacki, Stephanie R Leniski, and Steven D Ross.
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LKFN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, Swiss National Bank, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, SYM FINANCIAL Corp, and Rafferty Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Lakeland Financial stock in the last two years include Brian J Smith, Daniel F Evans, James Rickard Donovan, Kevin L Deardorff, Lisa M O'neill, M Scott Welch, Robert E Bartels Jr, and Thomas Hiatt.
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Shares of LKFN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LKFN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.22.

Lakeland Financial has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $260.21 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $87.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.38 on an earnings per share basis. Lakeland Financial employs 556 workers across the globe.

The official website for Lakeland Financial is www.lakecitybank.com.

Lakeland Financial's mailing address is 202 E CENTER ST, WARSAW IN, 46580. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 574-267-6144 or via email at [email protected]