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After finishing at $64.54 in the prior trading day, Lakeland Financial Corp (NASDAQ: LKFN) closed at $65.25, up 1.10%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 92663.0 shares were traded. LKFN stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.715 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.7.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LKFN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
On March 21, 2025, Hovde Group started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $66.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on February 21, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $78.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 22 ’25 when Truex Melinda Jo bought 8,309 shares for $60.11 per share. The transaction valued at 499,454 led to the insider holds 16,507 shares of the business.
Leniski Stephanie R sold 1,000 shares of LKFN for $59,508 on May 06 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 5,211 shares after completing the transaction at $59.51 per share. On May 06 ’25, another insider, O’Neill Lisa M, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $59.33 each. As a result, the insider received 148,334 and left with 36,866 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LKFN now has a Market Capitalization of 1667587712 and an Enterprise Value of 1450189696. As of this moment, Lakeland’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.138.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LKFN is 0.63, which has changed by 0.11729455 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LKFN has reached a high of $78.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.21%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 186.34K shares per day over the past 3-months and 215000 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 25.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.76M. Insiders hold about 3.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.24% stake in the company. Shares short for LKFN as of 1749772800 were 2201346 with a Short Ratio of 11.81, compared to 1747267200 on 2232145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2201346 and a Short% of Float of 10.4399994.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LKFN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.96, compared to 1.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030368764The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.57. The current Payout Ratio is 52.93% for LKFN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1745539200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-08-08 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN) is underway, with the input of 5.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.0, with high estimates of $1.06 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.9 and $3.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.76. EPS for the following year is $4.04, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $4.2 and $3.89.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $67.02M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $67.6M to a low estimate of $66.7M. As of the current estimate, Lakeland Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $69.93MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.4M. There is a high estimate of $68.61M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $68M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LKFN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $269.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $269M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $269.34M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $258.21MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $280.94M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $281.8M and the low estimate is $279.98M.
