Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Company Overview

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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Lakeland Financial (LKFN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

WARSAW, Ind., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported net income of $93.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, versus $93.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $3.63 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, versus $3.65 for 2023.

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Lakeland Financial (LKFN) for the quarter ended December 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.

Lakeland Financial (LKFN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.98 per share a year ago.

WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported net income of $23.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, which represents a decrease of $1.9 million, or 8%, compared with net income of $25.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $0.91 for the third quarter of 2024 and decreased $0.07, or 7%, compared to $0.98 for the third quarter of 2023. On a linked quarter basis, net income increased $789,000, or 3%, from second quarter 2024 net income of $22.5 million. Diluted earnings per share increased $0.04, or 5%, from $0.87 on a linked quarter basis.

Lakeland Financial (LKFN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.85 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.57 per share a year ago.

WARSAW, Ind., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported net income of $22.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, which represents an increase of $7.9 million, or 54%, compared with net income of $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $0.87 for the second quarter of 2024 and increased 53% compared to $0.57 for the second quarter of 2023. On a linked quarter basis, net income decreased $852,000, or 4%, from first quarter 2024 net income of $23.4 million and diluted earnings per share decreased $0.04 or 4% from $0.91 at March 31, 2024.

The headline numbers for Lakeland Financial (LKFN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.