The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Lakeland Financial Corp shares valued at $499,454 were purchased by Truex Melinda Jo on May 22 ’25. At $60.11 per share, Truex Melinda Jo acquired 8,309 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 16,507 shares worth approximately $0.96 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Leniski Stephanie R sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 59,508 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $59.51 each, the insider now holds 5,211 shares.
Before that, O’Neill Lisa M had sold 2,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $148,334, the EVP & CFO traded Lakeland Financial Corp shares for $59.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $2.15 million.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on May 06, 2025, Lakeland Financial Corp [LKFN] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $72. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of February 21, 2023, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for LKFN. Earlier on June 08, 2018, Boenning & Scattergood initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for LKFN stock.
Analyzing LKFN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Lakeland Financial Corp [NASDAQ: LKFN] rose 0.12% to $58.42. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.99%. Over the course of the year, Lakeland Financial Corp shares have dropped approximately -15.04%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $71.76 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $50.00 on 04/25/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lakeland Financial Corp (LKFN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 57.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 57.17. In the upper region, resistance lies at 59.00. The next price resistance is at 59.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
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In terms of Lakeland Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 72 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.39% from the previous closing price of $58.35. Analysts anticipate Lakeland Financial Corp stock to reach 72 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 72. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Lakeland Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
