Lakeland Financial Corp’s recently made public that its Director Truex Melinda Jo acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.5 million on May 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $60.11 per share,8,309 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Truex Melinda Jo now holds 16,507 shares worth roughly $1.01 million.
Then, Leniski Stephanie R sold 1,000 shares, generating $59,508 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $59.51, the Executive Vice President now owns 5,211 shares.
Before that, O’Neill Lisa M sold 2,500 shares. Lakeland Financial Corp shares valued at $148,334 were divested by the EVP & CFO at a price of $59.33 per share. As a result of the transaction, O’Neill Lisa M now holds 36,866 shares, worth roughly $2.26 million.
Hovde Group upgraded its Lakeland Financial Corp [LKFN] rating to an Outperform from a a Market perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Hovde Group’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late March with a ‘”a Market perform”‘ rating. Raymond James also remained covering LKFN and has increased its forecast on February 21, 2023 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Boenning & Scattergood started covering the stock on June 08, 2018. It rated LKFN as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of LKFN
On Friday, Lakeland Financial Corp [NASDAQ:LKFN] saw its stock fall -0.02% to $61.39. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.37%. Lakeland Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 3.14% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -10.72% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $78.61 was reached on 01/27/25, a 52-week low of $50.00 was recorded on 04/25/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LKFN Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 60.38, which if violated will result in even more drops to 59.36. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 62.23. A further resistance level may holdings at 63.06.
How much short interest is there in Lakeland Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lakeland Financial Corp stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by 30799.0 shares to a total of 2.2 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.23 million shares. There was a decline of -1.4%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
