07:22 AM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Lakeland Financial ( LKFN ) reported Q4 core operational earnings Friday of $0.94 per diluted share, down from $0.98 a year earlier.

Four analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.90.

Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $63.6 million, down from $65.8 million a year earlier.

Three analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $62.3 million.

The company's shares were nearly 3% higher in recent Friday premarket activity.