Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Competitors

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LKFN vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, GABC, and NWBI

Should you buy Lakeland Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lakeland Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lakeland Financial include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), German American Bancorp (GABC), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Busey?

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Busey	$1.04B	2.09	$135.26M	$2.25	11.47
Lakeland Financial	$274.89M	5.19	$103.36M	$4.27	13.41

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.55%. Lakeland Financial has a consensus target price of $66.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Lakeland Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

First Busey has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 25.81% compared to First Busey's net margin of 19.16%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.79% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	19.16%	10.19%	1.36%
Lakeland Financial	25.81%	14.79%	1.57%

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Busey pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lakeland Financial pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Lakeland Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, First Busey and First Busey both had 2 articles in the media. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat First Busey's score of 0.77 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lakeland Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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

How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

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

Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Lakeland Financial pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lakeland Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Lakeland Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.26%. Given Lakeland Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
First Financial Bancorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 25.81% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.79% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial	25.81%	14.79%	1.57%
First Financial Bancorp.	20.92%	11.09%	1.49%

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than Lakeland Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 2 mentions for Lakeland Financial. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 1.28 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Financial Bancorp.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial	$274.89M	5.19	$103.36M	$4.27	13.41
First Financial Bancorp.	$1.26B	2.47	$255.60M	$2.83	10.48

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats First Financial Bancorp. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Merchants?

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

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $48.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.61%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Lakeland Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
First Merchants	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Lakeland Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Merchants and 2 mentions for Lakeland Financial. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat First Merchants' score of 0.69 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Merchants	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 25.81% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 18.87%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.79% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial	25.81%	14.79%	1.57%
First Merchants	18.87%	9.58%	1.21%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial	$274.89M	5.19	$103.36M	$4.27	13.41
First Merchants	$659.76M	3.73	$226M	$3.40	11.50

Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Lakeland Financial pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lakeland Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats First Merchants on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lakeland Financial compare to German American Bancorp?

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) and German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. German American Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.47%. Given Lakeland Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than German American Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
German American Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

In the previous week, German American Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Lakeland Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for German American Bancorp and 2 mentions for Lakeland Financial. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.46 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
German American Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to Lakeland Financial's net margin of 25.81%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.79% beat German American Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial	25.81%	14.79%	1.57%
German American Bancorp	27.09%	11.98%	1.62%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial	$274.89M	5.19	$103.36M	$4.27	13.41
German American Bancorp	$487.40M	3.21	$112.64M	$3.61	11.53

Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Lakeland Financial pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lakeland Financial has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Lakeland Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats German American Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lakeland Financial compare to Northwest Bancshares?

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Lakeland Financial pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 86.0% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Lakeland Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lakeland Financial and 1 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Lakeland Financial's score of 1.71 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial	Very Positive
Northwest Bancshares	Very Positive

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.45%. Given Lakeland Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Northwest Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 25.81% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 14.72%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.79% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial	25.81%	14.79%	1.57%
Northwest Bancshares	14.72%	9.79%	1.11%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial	$274.89M	5.19	$103.36M	$4.27	13.41
Northwest Bancshares	$878.94M	2.23	$126.01M	$0.93	14.41

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats Northwest Bancshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

LKFN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Lakeland Financial	BANKS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.43B	$2.84B	$13.46B	$12.47B
Dividend Yield	3.58%	3.39%	5.84%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	13.41	10.36	23.05	25.23
Price / Sales	5.19	2.59	172.55	82.72
Price / Cash	13.10	10.58	20.46	56.04
Price / Book	1.90	1.18	2.13	6.91
Net Income	$103.36M	$217.16M	$1.11B	$334.11M
7 Day Performance	-6.97%	-1.78%	-1.55%	-0.02%
1 Month Performance	-4.36%	0.24%	-0.58%	1.15%
1 Year Performance	-6.28%	16.64%	9.20%	30.68%

Lakeland Financial Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LKFN Lakeland Financial	4.3193 of 5 stars	$57.26 -1.6%	$66.50 +16.1%	-7.2%	$1.43B	$274.89M	13.41	650	Positive News
BUSE First Busey	4.1195 of 5 stars	$26.15 -0.4%	$27.50 +5.2%	+14.4%	$2.21B	$1.04B	11.62	1,948	Positive News
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	4.0236 of 5 stars	$29.92 -0.6%	$33.00 +10.3%	+18.4%	$3.14B	$1.26B	10.57	2,199	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
FRME First Merchants	4.7932 of 5 stars	$39.93 +0.1%	$48.33 +21.0%	-0.4%	$2.52B	$1.05B	11.74	2,086
GABC German American Bancorp	4.2105 of 5 stars	$42.57 -0.9%	$47.67 +12.0%	+4.4%	$1.60B	$487.40M	11.79	1,020

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Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Competitors

LKFN vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, GABC, and NWBI

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How does Lakeland Financial compare to Northwest Bancshares?

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Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Competitors

LKFN vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, GABC, and NWBI

How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Busey?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BUSE or LKFN?

Do analysts prefer BUSE or LKFN?

Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or LKFN?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BUSE or LKFN?

Is BUSE or LKFN more profitable?

Is BUSE or LKFN a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor BUSE or LKFN?

Summary

How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

Is LKFN or FFBC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend LKFN or FFBC?

Which has more volatility and risk, LKFN or FFBC?

Is LKFN or FFBC more profitable?

Does the media favor LKFN or FFBC?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LKFN or FFBC?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LKFN or FFBC?

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How does Lakeland Financial compare to First Merchants?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LKFN or FRME?

Which has more volatility and risk, LKFN or FRME?

Do analysts recommend LKFN or FRME?

Does the media favor LKFN or FRME?

Is LKFN or FRME more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LKFN or FRME?

Is LKFN or FRME a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Lakeland Financial compare to German American Bancorp?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LKFN or GABC?

Which has more risk & volatility, LKFN or GABC?

Do analysts recommend LKFN or GABC?

Does the media refer more to LKFN or GABC?

Is LKFN or GABC more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LKFN or GABC?

Is LKFN or GABC a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Lakeland Financial compare to Northwest Bancshares?

Which has more volatility & risk, LKFN or NWBI?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LKFN or NWBI?

Is LKFN or NWBI a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer LKFN or NWBI?

Do analysts recommend LKFN or NWBI?

Is LKFN or NWBI more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LKFN or NWBI?

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LKFN vs. The Competition

Lakeland Financial Competitors List

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