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Lakeland Financial (LKFN): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold0 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 1 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 1 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $67.00, the highest $67.00, the lowest $67.00. The average is +15.5% from the last price of $58.00.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $75.00 → $64.00−14.7% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $75.00 → $64.00−14.7% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $73.00 → $63.00−13.7% | Buy | +8.6% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $69.00 → $61.00−11.6% | Hold | +5.2% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $74.00 → $64.00−13.5% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Banks - RegionalPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $74.00 → $63.00−14.9% | Buy | +8.6% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| Damon Delmonte★★★★★★★★★★#129 · hits 83% · avg +20.0% | KBW | $67.00 | Hold | +15.5% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 05:30 | +0.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days −4.2% | ↗ |
| Terry McEvoy★★★★★★★★★★#1227 · hits 64% · avg +9.0% | Stephens | $66.00 | Hold | +13.8% | Assigned | 27.01.26on TipRanks 07:10 | −2.5%next day −3.1% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Brendan Nosal★★★★★★★★★★#2692 · hits 60% · avg +8.1% | Hovde Group | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 07.01.26on TipRanks 06:15 | −2.6%next day +3.0% · 5 days +5.7% | ↗ |
| David Long★★★★★★★★★★#1574 · hits 49% · avg +7.8% | Raymond James | $68.00 | Buy | +17.2% | Reiterated | 28.10.25on TipRanks 09:20 | −1.0%next day −2.5% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Lakeland Financial
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $67.00 at a price of $57.66 (+16.2%); now: $67.00 at $58.00 (+15.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
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| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 28.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.09 (from $1.07 to $1.11). Last quarter: $1.13.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $74M (from $73M to $74M). Last quarter: $108M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Lakeland Financial
- CEO: David Findlay
- Employees: 695
- 202 East Center Street, Warsaw, IN, 46581-1387, US
- www.lakecitybank.com
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. Beyond traditional banking, Lakeland Financial offers retail and merchant credit card services, advanced corporate treasury management, wealth advisory, and trust administration. It also facilitates retail brokerage, featuring investment vehicles like annuities and life insurance, and supports clients with mobile business banking and online treasury management platforms. The firm caters to a wide range of sectors, including commercial real estate, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, retail, wholesale, finance and insurance, hospitality, and healthcare industries. Established in 1872, Lakeland Financial Corporation is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. As of December 31, 2021, it operated an extensive network of 51 branches across fifteen counties, with 45 located in northern Indiana and six in central Indiana.
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