Overview

* Lakeland Financial ( LKFN ) Q3 net income rises 13% yr/yr to $26.4 mln

* Net interest income for Q3 increases 14% yr/yr

* Net interest margin improves to 3.50% from 3.16% yr/yr

Outlook

* Company did not provide specific financial guidance for future quarters or the full year

Result Drivers

* NET INTEREST MARGIN - Improved by 34 basis points to 3.50% due to reduced funding costs and favorable interest rate environment

* NONINTEREST INCOME - Increased by 9% driven by higher commercial loan fees and wealth advisory fees

* LOAN ORIGINATION - Exceeded $400 million, contributing to growth in commercial and industrial loan segments

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 EPS $1.03

Q3 Net $26.40

Income mln

Q3 Net $56.07

Interest mln

Income

Q3 CET1 15.06%

Capital

Ratio

Q3 Net 3.50%

Interest

Margin

(%)

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Lakeland Financial Corp ( LKFN ) is $68.00, about 9% above its October 24 closing price of $61.85

* The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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