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$64.97 -0.58 (-0.88%)
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LKFN vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, NWBI, RNST, STBA, UBSI, WSBC, CBU, and FCF

Should you be buying Lakeland Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lakeland Financial include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), United Bankshares (UBSI), WesBanco (WSBC), Community Financial System (CBU), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Lakeland Financial vs. Its Competitors

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Financial. Lakeland Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial$430M3.86$93.48M$3.6717.70
First Busey$557.44M3.92$113.69M$1.1221.92

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 22.55% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 13.57% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial22.55% 13.57% 1.39%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Lakeland Financial pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lakeland Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Lakeland Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 0 mentions for Lakeland Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Lakeland Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial Neutral
First Busey Positive

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Lakeland Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lakeland Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

First Busey beats Lakeland Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LKFN vs. The Competition

MetricLakeland FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.66B$2.54B$12.74B$10.48B
Dividend Yield3.05%3.55%5.42%4.57%
P/E Ratio17.7011.63240.5826.87
Price / Sales3.862.6531.34164.59
Price / Cash16.7011.0719.8331.15
Price / Book2.421.242.336.51
Net Income$93.48M$174.52M$1.01B$271.42M
7 Day Performance0.76%0.21%0.35%3.70%
1 Month Performance-3.83%0.02%1.77%8.10%
1 Year Performance-3.39%9.40%541.11%29.74%

Lakeland Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LKFN
Lakeland Financial
2.6178 of 5 stars
$64.97
-0.9%
$70.00
+7.7%
-2.5%$1.66B$430M17.70650
BUSE
First Busey
4.9289 of 5 stars
$24.44
-0.7%
$27.33
+11.8%
-8.1%$2.19B$663.36M21.821,548Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4104 of 5 stars
$25.51
-1.7%
$29.40
+15.2%
+3.6%$2.49B$1.62B10.202,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.8852 of 5 stars
$39.65
-0.9%
$48.25
+21.7%
+8.0%$2.31B$1.07B10.272,120Positive News
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
4.0201 of 5 stars
$12.43
-0.7%
$15.00
+20.7%
-6.4%$1.83B$756.21M11.102,027
RNST
Renasant
3.9367 of 5 stars
$38.25
-1.2%
$41.67
+8.9%
+14.7%$3.63B$771.83M11.702,330Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.4379 of 5 stars
$38.56
-1.3%
$42.00
+8.9%
-9.2%$1.50B$564.96M11.311,206Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.5893 of 5 stars
$37.15
-0.7%
$40.50
+9.0%
-0.8%$5.30B$1.63B13.132,553Positive News
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9941 of 5 stars
$31.35
-0.8%
$38.83
+23.9%
+5.7%$3.03B$953.62M18.892,195Positive News
CBU
Community Financial System
4.3888 of 5 stars
$57.97
-1.5%
$68.00
+17.3%
+3.2%$3.11B$940.71M15.802,918
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
3.7167 of 5 stars
$17.43
-0.8%
$18.90
+8.5%
+2.5%$1.84B$699.69M13.401,545Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LKFN) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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