Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN – Get Free Report) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Lakeland Financial to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Lakeland Financial and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeland Financial | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lakeland Financial Competitors | 7492 | 30246 | 27843 | 1488 | 2.35 |
Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus price target of $65.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.93%. Given Lakeland Financial’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lakeland Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Lakeland Financial and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeland Financial | 26.51% | 15.07% | 1.59% |
| Lakeland Financial Competitors | 15.64% | 9.43% | 0.93% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lakeland Financial and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeland Financial | $421.71 million | $103.36 million | 13.81 |
| Lakeland Financial Competitors | $37.93 billion | $2.42 billion | 21.39 |
Lakeland Financial’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Financial. Lakeland Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Lakeland Financial pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lakeland Financial has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Lakeland Financial lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Volatility and Risk
Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeland Financial’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lakeland Financial competitors beat Lakeland Financial on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About Lakeland Financial
Lakeland Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, and the parent company of Lake City Bank. The bank traces its history to 1872 and serves individuals, businesses and organizations across northern and central Indiana. Lake City Bank offers personal and business banking services, including deposit accounts, lending, mortgage financing and digital banking. Its business services include commercial loans, treasury management and other cash-management solutions.
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