
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?
Lakeland Financial Corporation is the banking holding company for Lake City Bank offering various banking products and services. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.
| Revenue (TTM) | $267.89M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $267.89M |
| EBITDA | — |
| Operating Margin | 49.40% |
| Return on Equity | 15.20% |
| Return on Assets | 1.58% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $10.47 |
| Book Value | $30.04 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.08 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 5.47 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.9 |
| EV/EBITDA | — |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 33.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $24.91M |
| Float | $24.06M |
| % Insiders | 2.82% |
| % Institutions | 87.23% |
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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?

Although the revenue and EPS for Lakeland Financial (LKFN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Lakeland Financial (LKFN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.78 per share a year ago.

WARSAW, Ind., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported record first quarter net income of $26.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, which represents an increase of $6.4 million, or 32%, compared to net income of $20.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Diluted earnings per share of $1.04 for the first quarter of 2026 also represents a record first quarter performance and increased $0.26, or 33%, compared to $0.78 for the first quarter of 2025. On a linked quarter basis, net income decreased $3.4 million, or 11%, from $29.9 million. Diluted earnings per share decreased $0.12, or 10%, from $1.16 on a linked quarter basis.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) have what it takes?