Lakeland Financial Corporation
LKFN · Price history
Price at last available close
$60.71
+$1.95 (+3.32%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Lakeland Financial Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Lakeland Financial Corporation serves as the parent organization for Lake City Bank, offering a broad spectrum of banking and financial solutions. The company manages various deposit accounts, including non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, NOW, and demand deposits. Its lending portfolio is diverse, providing commercial and industrial loans, financing for commercial real estate and multi-family residences, agri-business and agricultural loans, and a variety of consumer loans, such as 1-4 family mortgages.
How they make money
Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as a bank holding company that generates revenue primarily through net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans and investment securities and interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Additionally, the company earns non-interest income through service charges on deposit accounts, trust and wealth management fees, brokerage commissions, and treasury management services.
Products & services
The company provides a broad array of financial products and services including commercial and consumer banking, trust and wealth management, brokerage, and treasury management services through its subsidiary, Lake City Bank.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary banking subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
The company is not dependent upon any single industry or customer as of December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
No supplier relationships were confirmed in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the company has no suppliers.
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Total debt increased 1029.0% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
52
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
55
Fair
Financial Strength
37
Business Quality / Moat
60
Management
86
Growth Quality
32
Risk / Durability
66
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
68
Fully Valued
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
62/100
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The quick read
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At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Debt service risk
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for LKFN
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can LKFN maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is LKFN's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does LKFN's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •Is LKFN's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of LKFN's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
52
Opportunity Score
68
Market Cap
$1.51B
P/E Ratio
13.3
EPS
$4.38
52-Week High
$65.43
52-Week Low
$54.36
Beta
0.70
Intrinsic Value
$163.65
Analyst Target
$68.00
Shares Outstanding
25.8M
Total Revenue
$427.1M
Total Debt
$70.0M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
3.43%
Liquidation Value / Share
$29.86
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$2.08
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for LKFN
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~0.8x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on LKFN.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Strong organic growth model with a history of consistent asset and earnings growth.
- +Established presence in Northern and Central Indiana with a 55-office branch network.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Banks - Regional industry.
- −Interest rate fluctuations affecting net interest margin.
- −Credit risk associated with the loan portfolio.
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Scores
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Score Changes
2 historical score records availablePrevious Score
48
Jul 24, 2026
Change
+4.4
points
Current Score
52
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
LKFN increased 4.4 points because Capital improved by 3 points, Valuation improved by 18.3 points, Buffett improved by 2.1 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Capital improved by 3 points
- + Valuation improved by 18.3 points
- + Buffett improved by 2.1 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
55
Projected Change
+2.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 2.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$60.71
Model Intrinsic Value
$163.65
Difference
−$102.94
-62.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
62.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $427.1M | $421.7M | $430.0M | $393.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $153.4M | $164.5M | $193.2M | $152.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $273.7M | $257.2M | $236.8M | $241.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $100.1M | $74.5M | $70.2M | $62.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $137.8M | $131.6M | $125.1M | $130.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $140.3M | $130.4M | $117.6M | $116.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $135.8M | $125.6M | $111.7M | $110.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $147.7M | $152.7M | $176.5M | $146.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $135.7M | $125.6M | $111.7M | $110.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $24.4M | $22.2M | $18.2M | $16.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $111.2M | $103.4M | $93.5M | $93.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $4.38 | $4.02 | $3.64 | $3.66 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 25.06M | 25.62M | 25.68M | 25.61M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 25.23M | 25.77M | 25.77M | 25.72M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$107.7M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.13
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+1029.0%
Cash Change
-79.3%
Margin Change
+0.9 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 1.7%. EPS increased 8.7%. Cash declined 79.3%. Total debt increased 1029.0%. Net income margin improved by 0.9 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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