Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.14
- Estimate
- $1.09
- Surprise
- +4.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $97.4M
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Lakeland Financial (LKFN) beat the $1.09 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.14 — a clear 4.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LKFN Hold at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.8% surprise compares with a +5.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-25.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (3.5% away)
- Target reached (-10.0% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $62.31
- Stop
- $58.97
At 13.8× trailing and 13.5× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-15 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LKFN at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- $1.54B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.8
- 52-week range
- $54.36–$64.55
- Off 52-week high
- 3.5%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 0.62×
- Score today
- 5.5/10