Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Monday, October 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.02 per share and revenue of $69.1520 million for the quarter. Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM ET.

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $63.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.02 million. Lakeland Financial had a return on equity of 13.57% and a net margin of 22.55%.During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. On average, analysts expect Lakeland Financial to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lakeland Financial Stock Performance

Lakeland Financial stock opened at $61.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $64.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.85 and a beta of 0.59. Lakeland Financial has a one year low of $50.00 and a one year high of $78.61.

Lakeland Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Saturday, October 25th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 24th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. Lakeland Financial’s payout ratio is 54.50%.

Insider Activity at Lakeland Financial

In other Lakeland Financial news, EVP Eric H. Ottinger sold 4,635 shares of Lakeland Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.07, for a total transaction of $310,869.45. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 32,282 shares in the company, valued at $2,165,153.74. The trade was a 12.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Lisa M. O’neill sold 2,500 shares of Lakeland Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.72, for a total value of $166,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 34,366 shares in the company, valued at $2,292,899.52. This represents a 6.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,435 shares of company stock worth $497,769 over the last 90 days. 3.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lakeland Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lakeland Financial by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 9,960 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $611,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lakeland Financial by 186.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 469 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lakeland Financial by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,697 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $534,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Lakeland Financial by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 23,574 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lakeland Financial by 1,212.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 630 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. 81.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LKFN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $68.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Lakeland Financial in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Lakeland Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $70.00.

About Lakeland Financial

Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Lake City Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest bearing, interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, NOW, and demand deposits.