LKFN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Lakeland Financial Corporation · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

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Latest close 62.65 USD
2.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a 1.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 30/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 86d.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 62.65 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.5% latest completed week
4W Return 1.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 2.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.3%. Indicator stack 70/59 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 30/100 conviction; expected move 7.1%. News sentiment 57/100 60 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 86d Next report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a 1.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7812-week average 0.55

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.3% over four weeks, 1.8% over 12 weeks, and 4.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.5%
4W1.3%
12W1.8%
26W6.0%
52W4.3%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-43.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change58.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength81/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Value75/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum24/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
13.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
63.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
31.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
31.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
21.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
16.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

LKFN shows mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction30/100
Expected move7.1%
Put/call volume
Pressure10
Speculation0
Volatility49
Trend agreement82
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Insider activity16 / 4

16 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

22 positive · 36 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings86dNext report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+2.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape55/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis69/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.78; No reversal markers Factors68/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 20; Small Cap Core rank 35 SVQF83/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 126.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options53/100

LKFN shows mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 7.1% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN) Valuation: PE, PB & Fair Value Analysis Insiders16 / 4

16 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings86d

Next report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202662.65 USD2.5%59.52 USD58.88 USD0.69-4.33857.9KOn
24 Jul 202661.11 USD-1.7%59.29 USD58.81 USD0.79-6.51774.4KOn
17 Jul 202662.15 USD3.8%59.17 USD58.74 USD1.08-6.90784.2KOn
10 Jul 202659.89 USD-3.2%59.04 USD58.66 USD1.03-14.421.3MOn
3 Jul 202661.87 USD-0.4%59.00 USD58.58 USD1.21-10.541.2MOn
26 Jun 202662.15 USD4.7%58.85 USD58.46 USD1.07-9.851.7MOn
19 Jun 202659.35 USD-4.0%58.68 USD58.34 USD0.82-18.11949.7KOn
12 Jun 202661.83 USD3.1%58.63 USD58.25 USD0.79-12.891.1MOn
5 Jun 202659.99 USD-1.1%58.48 USD58.17 USD0.50-13.91803.8KOn
29 May 202660.63 USD1.2%58.38 USD58.10 USD0.50-17.32481.5KOn
22 May 202659.90 USD4.6%58.22 USD58.03 USD0.59-16.44836.5KOn
15 May 202657.26 USD-7.0%58.25 USD57.95 USD0.55-19.591.5MOn
8 May 202661.55 USD0.3%58.29 USD57.85 USD0.63-14.39729.1KOn
1 May 202661.38 USD2.8%58.22 USD57.71 USD0.53-10.47912.3KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.