Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Competitors

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor ONB or LKFN?

In the previous week, Lakeland Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lakeland Financial and 12 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Old National Bancorp's score of 0.58 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old National Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lakeland Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ONB or LKFN more profitable?

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 22.85% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 17.93%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 13.64% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	17.93%	10.10%	1.12%
Lakeland Financial	22.85%	13.64%	1.37%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ONB or LKFN?

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Financial. Old National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lakeland Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old National Bancorp	$2.54B	2.97	$581.99M	$1.65	14.32
Lakeland Financial	$393.12M	4.45	$93.77M	$3.85	17.81

Is ONB or LKFN a better dividend stock?

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Old National Bancorp pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lakeland Financial pays out 49.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lakeland Financial has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Lakeland Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ONB or LKFN?

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONB or LKFN?

Old National Bancorp received 7 more outperform votes than Lakeland Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.60% of users gave Lakeland Financial an outperform vote while only 54.60% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 380 54.60%	Underperform Votes 316 45.40%
Lakeland Financial	Outperform Votes 373 56.60%	Underperform Votes 286 43.40%

Do analysts rate ONB or LKFN?

Old National Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 3.15%. Lakeland Financial has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Lakeland Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lakeland Financial is more favorable than Old National Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lakeland Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, ONB or LKFN?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats Old National Bancorp on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.