Lakeland Financial Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Executive Vice President Ottinger Eric H unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.31 million on Aug 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $67.07 per share,4,635 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Ottinger Eric H now holds 32,282 shares worth roughly $2.21 million.
Then, O’Neill Lisa M sold 2,500 shares, generating $166,789 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $66.72, the EVP & CFO now owns 34,366 shares.
Before that, Clark Kyra E sold 300 shares. Lakeland Financial Corp shares valued at $20,100 were divested by the Senior Vice President at a price of $67.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Clark Kyra E now holds 9,614 shares, worth roughly $0.66 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 -0.41% to $68.45. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.32%. Lakeland Financial Corp shares have risen nearly 2.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.45% 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 67.92, which if violated will result in even more drops to 67.39. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 69.19. A further resistance level may holdings at 69.93.
How much short interest is there in Lakeland Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lakeland Financial Corp stocks on 2025-08-15, dropping by 92639.0 shares to a total of 2.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.26 million shares. There was a decline of -4.27%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
