Lakeland Financial Stock Options

LKFN Stock  USD 68.39  0.24  0.35%   
Lakeland Financial's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.63 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.17 over 23 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Lakeland Financial's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Lakeland Financial's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Lakeland Financial's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Lakeland Financial Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Lakeland Financial's market makers reach a net positive position across all Lakeland Financial's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Lakeland Financial's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Lakeland Financial

Analyzing Lakeland Financial's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lakeland Financial regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lakeland Financial's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lakeland Financial's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lakeland Financial's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Lakeland Financial lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Lakeland Financial's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Lakeland Financial contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Lakeland Stock moves the wrong way.

Lakeland Financial In The Money Call Balance

When Lakeland Financial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lakeland Financial stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Lakeland Financial's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Lakeland Financial are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Lakeland Current Options Market Mood

Lakeland Financial's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Lakeland Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Lakeland Financial's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Lakeland Financial's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Lakeland contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lakeland Financial will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0394% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Lakeland Financial trading at USD 68.39, that is roughly USD 0.0269. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lakeland Financial's daily price movement you should consider buying Lakeland Financial options at the current volatility level of 0.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Lakeland Financial options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Lakeland calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lakeland Financial stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Lakeland Financial Option Chain

When Lakeland Financial's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lakeland Financial stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Lakeland Financial's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lakeland. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lakeland. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lakeland Financial against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
LKFN250321C00055000155.012.5 - 16.511.0In
Call
LKFN250321C00065000865.03.7 - 6.910.8In
Call
LKFN250321C00070000170.01.3 - 5.53.65Out
Call
LKFN250321C00075000075.00.0 - 4.44.4Out
Call
LKFN250321C00080000080.00.0 - 1.350.05Out
Call
LKFN250321C00085000085.00.05 - 5.00.05Out
Call
LKFN250321C00090000190.00.0 - 4.82.1Out
Call
LKFN250321C00095000195.00.0 - 4.81.55Out
Call
LKFN250321C001000000100.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
LKFN250321C001050000105.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
LKFN250321C001100000110.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
LKFN250321P00035000135.00.0 - 4.80.45Out
 Put
LKFN250321P00045000145.00.0 - 4.81.65Out
 Put
LKFN250321P00065000065.01.95 - 5.01.95Out
 Put
LKFN250321P00070000070.02.1 - 6.92.1In
 Put
LKFN250321P00075000075.05.7 - 10.45.7In
 Put
LKFN250321P00080000080.09.8 - 14.59.8In
 Put
LKFN250321P00085000085.015.0 - 19.515.0In
 Put
LKFN250321P00090000090.020.9 - 24.020.9In
 Put
LKFN250321P00095000095.024.5 - 29.424.5In
 Put
LKFN250321P001000000100.029.5 - 34.429.5In
 Put
LKFN250321P001050000105.034.5 - 39.434.5In
 Put
LKFN250321P001100000110.039.5 - 44.439.5In

Lakeland Financial Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Lakeland Financial Market Cap Over Time

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Lakeland Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

784.52 Million

At this time, Lakeland Financial's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Lakeland Financial Corporate Management

Kristin PruittExecutive VP, Secretary and Executive VP of Lake City BankProfile
Donald RobinsonGaySenior OfficerProfile
Jennifer HurfordSenior TreasurerProfile
Stephanie LeniskiSenior OfficerProfile
Michael GavinExecutive OfficerProfile
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Lakeland Financial. If investors know Lakeland will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Lakeland Financial listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.07)
Dividend Share
1.92
Earnings Share
3.86
Revenue Per Share
9.447
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.01)
The market value of Lakeland Financial is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Lakeland that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Lakeland Financial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Lakeland Financial's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Lakeland Financial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Lakeland Financial's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Lakeland Financial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Lakeland Financial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Lakeland Financial's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.