Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Competitors $72.11 -0.56 (-0.77%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LKFN vs. VBTX, EFSC, BUSE, TBK, BANR, BOKF, BPOP, ONB, GBCI, and COLBShould you be buying Lakeland Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lakeland Financial include Veritex (VBTX), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), First Busey (BUSE), Triumph Financial (TBK), Banner (BANR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Popular (BPOP), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), and Columbia Banking System (COLB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Lakeland Financial vs. Veritex Enterprise Financial Services First Busey Triumph Financial Banner BOK Financial Popular Old National Bancorp Glacier Bancorp Columbia Banking System Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX) and Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VBTX or LKFN? Veritex has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Financial. Veritex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lakeland Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeritex$745.98M2.12$108.26M$1.5618.58Lakeland Financial$255.76M7.19$93.77M$3.8518.73 Does the media favor VBTX or LKFN? In the previous week, Lakeland Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Veritex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lakeland Financial and 2 mentions for Veritex. Veritex's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Lakeland Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Veritex is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veritex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lakeland Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, VBTX or LKFN? Veritex has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeland Financial has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VBTX or LKFN a better dividend stock? Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Lakeland Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Veritex pays out 51.3% 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 13 consecutive years. Is VBTX or LKFN more profitable? Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 22.85% compared to Veritex's net margin of 11.11%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 13.64% beat Veritex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veritex11.11% 7.79% 0.95% Lakeland Financial 22.85%13.64%1.37% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VBTX or LKFN? 88.3% of Veritex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Veritex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Lakeland Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend VBTX or LKFN? Veritex currently has a consensus price target of $29.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Lakeland Financial has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.54%. Given Veritex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veritex is more favorable than Lakeland Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veritex 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Lakeland Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VBTX or LKFN? Lakeland Financial received 139 more outperform votes than Veritex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.60% of users gave Lakeland Financial an outperform vote while only 50.87% of users gave Veritex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeritexOutperform Votes23450.87% Underperform Votes22649.13% Lakeland FinancialOutperform Votes37356.60% Underperform Votes28643.40% SummaryVeritex and Lakeland Financial tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LKFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLakeland FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.85B$3.16B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield2.62%3.50%10.15%4.07%P/E Ratio18.7317.3649.3417.81Price / Sales7.192.883,447.9374.57Price / Cash16.5411.1530.5032.53Price / Book2.821.322.764.68Net Income$93.77M$405.80M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-2.36%-0.79%-0.07%-1.04%1 Month Performance10.72%8.53%7.25%1.04%1 Year Performance28.58%35.96%24.60%26.28% Lakeland Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LKFNLakeland Financial2.1315 of 5 stars$72.11-0.8%$71.00-1.5%+26.1%$1.85B$255.76M18.73650Insider TradeVBTXVeritex4.1736 of 5 stars$28.98-0.3%$29.40+1.4%+48.8%$1.58B$745.98M18.58820Positive NewsEFSCEnterprise Financial Services3.834 of 5 stars$58.77-0.1%$52.00-11.5%+50.5%$2.18B$527.63M12.451,221Positive NewsBUSEFirst Busey4.0259 of 5 stars$26.47+0.5%$27.80+5.0%+22.9%$1.51B$454.14M13.641,479TBKTriumph Financial0.4002 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A$1.44B$442.06M13.631,251BANRBanner3.0291 of 5 stars$72.240.0%$61.60-14.7%+59.5%$2.49B$745.98M15.111,966Positive NewsBOKFBOK Financial4.7487 of 5 stars$114.31-0.8%$112.20-1.8%+57.6%$7.39B$1.94B15.724,877Positive NewsBPOPPopular4.8521 of 5 stars$96.62+1.7%$104.88+8.5%+33.5%$6.89B$3.90B13.139,237Dividend IncreaseONBOld National Bancorp3.8011 of 5 stars$20.93-0.2%$20.43-2.4%+39.0%$6.69B$2.54B12.683,940Positive NewsGBCIGlacier Bancorp2.8683 of 5 stars$55.84flat$46.20-17.3%+65.6%$6.33B$1.14B34.473,358News CoveragePositive NewsCOLBColumbia Banking System3.6191 of 5 stars$29.98-0.6%$27.12-9.6%+33.0%$6.28B$1.96B12.985,114Dividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VBTX Competitors EFSC Competitors BUSE Competitors TBK Competitors BANR Competitors BOKF Competitors BPOP Competitors ONB Competitors GBCI Competitors COLB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LKFN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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