News Sentiment

LKFN sentiment intelligence

Lakeland Financial Corporation news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Chart Weekly report Factors RSS feed
Weighted score 56 Balanced news tone 54 relevant articles
Exchange NASDAQ United States
Sector Financial Services Market context
Industry Banks - Regional Read-through group
Latest close 62.68 Week of 17 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 56/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Balanced read

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update

79/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 54

directly relevant articles

Source quality 3

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend active

+3.8% over one week, +4.7% over four weeks, trend active, and near fair-value range.

Latest direct headline Positive

Lakeland Financial stock trades near record levels as earnings growth supports valuation

Market Reaction

Balanced read

65/100 confidence

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update 79/100 classification
One-week reaction 3.8% Price confirming higher
Trend fit Trend active 4.7% over four weeks
Fair value 6.7% Near fair-value range

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 13
Neutral 39
Negative 2

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 54
Industry context 0
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
Stock Titan 11
TradingKey 9
Market source 8
simplywall.st 6
StockStory 4
Morningstar 3
Intellectia AI 2
GuruFocus 2

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 30
Earnings 17
Capital return 6
Guidance 1

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

50 baseline
Above 50 Neutral zone Below 50

News Tape

Relevant headlines

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Intellectia AI Direct company coverage

LKFN Technical Analysis & Stock Price Forecast

This article provides a technical analysis of Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN), indicating a "Neutral" overall consensus based on aggregated technical signals. It details key momentum indicators, support and resistance levels, and moving averages, highlighting that while some indic

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Guidance
Published
05 Jun 2026 03:39
Source
Intellectia AI
Investing.com Australia Direct company coverage

Lakeland financial director sells $357,653 in common stock By Investing.com

Bradley J. Toothaker, a director at Lakeland Financial Corp (NASDAQ:LKFN), sold 5,900 shares of company common stock for a total of $357,653 on May 29, 2026. Despite this insider sale, InvestingPro analysis indicates the stock may be undervalued, trading at a P/E ratio of 13.8 an

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
04 Jun 2026 05:40
Source
Investing.com Australia
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Lakeland Financial (LKFN) director sells 5,900 shares in open-market trade

Lakeland Financial Corp director Bradley J. Toothaker sold 5,900 shares of common stock on May 29, 2026, at an average price of $60.6193 per share in an open-market transaction. Following this sale, Toothaker directly owns 14,278 shares of the company. This insider transaction is

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
01 Jun 2026 17:40
Source
Stock Titan
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

LKFN (LKFN) proposed sale notice: 5,900 shares via Morgan Stanley

A Form 144 filing indicates a proposed sale of 5,900 shares of Lakeland Financial Corporation (LKFN) acquired on 07/19/2018. The filing, dated 05/29/2026, lists Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC as the broker-dealer and an amount of $357,653.87. This form serves as a notice of inte

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
30 May 2026 00:06
Source
Stock Titan
GuruFocus Direct company coverage

Lakeland Financial Corp PE Ratio (TTM) & PE Ratio (TTM) Charts - LKFN

This article from GuruFocus provides a detailed analysis of Lakeland Financial Corp's (LKFN) trailing twelve-month (TTM) Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio. It includes the current PE ratio of 14.03 as of May 25, 2026, offers historical data and charts dating back to 1995, and explains

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
24 May 2026 10:10
Source
GuruFocus
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) shares have crossed above their 200-day moving average, a technical indicator of strength, trading as high as $59.85. The company recently reported strong Q1 earnings of $1.04 per share, exceeding expectations, and offers an annualized dividend yi

Tone
Positive 70/100
Event
Earnings
Published
21 May 2026 21:10
Source
MarketBeat
TradingKey Direct company coverage

TradingKey

This page provides an overview of Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN) on TradingKey, including its current stock price, market cap, and P/E ratio. It offers tabs for financial data, discussions, and analysis, and allows users to add comments after logging in. The platform also feature

Tone
Positive 90/100
Event
Market update
Published
12 May 2026 11:09
Source
TradingKey
GuruFocus Direct company coverage

Director Steven Ross Sells 1,300 Shares of Lakeland Financial Co

Director Steven Ross of Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN) sold 1,300 shares, bringing his total ownership to 27,001 shares. The company, trading at $62.50, is considered fairly valued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.94, despite its P/E ratio being higher than the industry median

Tone
Negative 39/100
Event
Market update
Published
06 May 2026 22:40
Source
GuruFocus
Forbes Direct company coverage

Lakeland Financial

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
24 Jun 2020 14:23
Source
Forbes