LKFN insider buying – Lakeland Financial Corp
57 insider purchases since 2016 worth $13.4M by 15 different insiders. Last 12 months: 4 purchases, $1.5M. Most recent filing: 2026-11-09.
Mid company Public float $1.5B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Where insiders bought and sold LKFN – last 5 yearsCEO / officers Directors Funds & 10% owners Sales
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 33 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELCH M SCOTT Director | $10.3M 23× · 211,232 sh | 2017-02-08 2026-03-12 | 3× · $2.2M last 2021-03-10 | 212,006 shares as of 2026-03-12 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| Smith Brian J Director | $630,722 3× · 13,081 sh | 2020-03-05 2023-04-28 | 1× · $656,552 last 2021-02-10 | 42,085 shares as of 2026-01-14 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| BARTELS ROBERT E JR Director | $507,675 10× · 9,455 sh | 2020-03-16 2026-11-06 | – | 30,376 shares as of 2026-01-14 | Holds - never sold |
| Truex Melinda Jo Director | $499,454 1× · 8,309 sh | 2025-05-22 2025-05-22 | – | 69,889 shares as of 2026-01-14 | Holds - never sold |
| Leniski Stephanie R CEO | $292,680 1× · 4,500 sh | 2024-09-13 2024-09-13 | 5× · $568,887 last 2026-02-04 | 27,108 shares as of 2026-02-04 | Sold part |
| DEARDORFF KEVIN L CEO | $231,486 1× · 5,582 sh | 2018-12-14 2018-12-14 | 4× · $662,147 last 2019-09-12 | 52,347 shares as of 2019-09-17 | Sold part |
| KUBACKI MICHAEL L Director | $172,360 2× · 5,000 sh | 2020-03-10 2020-03-12 | 11× · $18.4M last 2024-01-30 | 39,800 shares as of 2024-01-31 | Sold part |
| Steiner Jonathan P CEO | $165,780 1× · 3,000 sh | 2023-08-17 2023-08-17 | 12× · $1.7M last 2024-02-22 | 4,814 shares as of 2024-12-09 | Sold part |
| HIATT THOMAS Director | $145,386 2× · 3,100 sh | 2017-12-13 2019-02-07 | 2× · $569,147 last 2021-03-16 | 19,848 shares as of 2021-03-17 | Sold part |
| NIEMIER CHARLES E Director | $143,690 5× · 3,274 sh | 2016-02-05 2017-02-06 | – | 321,467 shares as of 2017-02-08 | Holds - never sold |
| O'Neill Lisa M CFO | $84,900 4× · 2,000 sh | 2016-01-27 2019-08-23 | 10× · $1.3M last 2026-02-02 | 75,783 shares as of 2026-02-04 | Sold part |
| PICHON EMILY E Director | $48,995 1× · 1,025 sh | 2023-05-08 2023-05-08 | 1× · $256,300 last 2020-02-21 | 20,138 shares as of 2026-01-14 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| Christian Darrianne P Director | $43,030 1× · 1,000 sh | 2018-11-01 2018-11-01 | – | 10,750 shares as of 2026-01-14 | Holds - never sold |
| Evans Daniel F Director | $37,000 1× · 1,000 sh | 2020-03-10 2020-03-10 | – | 24,898 shares as of 2022-02-07 | Holds - never sold |
| Donovan James Rickard Officer | $34,050 1× · 1,000 sh | 2020-03-12 2020-03-12 | 2× · $102,447 last 2024-09-13 | 30,374 shares as of 2026-02-04 | Sold part |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $1.5M | 2 | 7 | $1.4M |
| 2025 | 4 | $1.4M | 3 | 6 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 3 | $373,739 | 2 | 13 | $6.2M |
| 2023 | 10 | $4.0M | 5 | 6 | $660,102 |
| 2022 | 2 | $71,263 | 1 | 13 | $10.2M |
| 2021 | 1 | $47,520 | 1 | 15 | $7.8M |
| 2020 | 11 | $1.7M | 6 | 10 | $2.5M |
| 2019 | 4 | $564,176 | 3 | 11 | $1.8M |
| 2018 | 7 | $2.7M | 3 | 11 | $2.4M |
| 2017 | 6 | $809,950 | 4 | 7 | $1.4M |
| 2016 | 5 | $133,298 | 2 | 9 | $2.2M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 1,918 | $61.09 | $117,177 | +7% | SEC |
| 2026-03-12 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $56.23 | $562,300 | +5.0% | SEC |
| 2026-03-10 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 5,000 | $55.45 | $277,250 | +10.2% | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $57.95 | $579,500 | +25.6% | SEC |
| 2025-09-09 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 296 | $67.77 | $20,060 | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2025-05-27 | Truex Melinda Jo | Director | 8,309 | $60.11 | $499,454 | +101.4% | SEC |
| 2025-03-12 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 5,000 | $61.40 | $307,000 | +14.7% | SEC |
| 2025-03-10 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $61.34 | $613,419 | +5.2% | SEC |
| 2024-11-08 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 802 | $72.32 | $58,001 | +2.9% | SEC |
| 2024-09-16 | Leniski Stephanie R | CEO | 4,500 | $65.04 | $292,680 | +129.5% | SEC |
| 2024-02-01 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 360 | $64.05 | $23,058 | +1.3% | SEC |
| 2023-11-03 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 407 | $53.37 | $21,722 | +1.5% | SEC |
| 2023-09-07 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $50.87 | $508,706 | +5.6% | SEC |
| 2023-08-18 | Steiner Jonathan P | CEO | 3,000 | $55.26 | $165,780 | +47.1% | SEC |
| 2023-08-04 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 900 | $55.16 | $49,644 | +3.4% | SEC |
| 2023-05-09 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $45.90 | $459,000 | +5.9% | SEC |
| 2023-05-08 | PICHON EMILY E | Director | 1,025 | $47.80 | $48,995 | +6.7% | SEC |
| 2023-05-01 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $51.58 | $515,750 | +66.7% | SEC |
| 2023-05-01 | Smith Brian J | Director | 10,000 | $51.00 | $510,000 | +35.5% | SEC |
| 2023-03-14 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 16,715 | $64.14 | $1.1M | +11.0% | SEC |
| 2023-03-13 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $64.68 | $646,759 | SEC | |
| 2022-06-14 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 755 | $67.29 | $50,804 | +3.0% | SEC |
| 2022-05-27 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 282 | $72.55 | $20,459 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2021-11-02 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 660 | $72.00 | $47,520 | +2.7% | SEC |
| 2020-08-06 | Smith Brian J | Director | 227 | $45.06 | $10,228 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2020-05-13 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $35.92 | $359,200 | +25.6% | SEC |
| 2020-03-16 | BARTELS ROBERT E JR | Director | 3,075 | $32.27 | $99,230 | SEC | |
| 2020-03-13 | KUBACKI MICHAEL L | Director | 1,000 | $32.84 | $32,840 | SEC | |
| 2020-03-13 | Donovan James Rickard | Officer | 1,000 | $34.05 | $34,050 | SEC | |
| 2020-03-11 | KUBACKI MICHAEL L | Director | 4,000 | $34.88 | $139,520 | +9.4% | SEC |
| 2020-03-11 | Evans Daniel F | Director | 1,000 | $37.00 | $37,000 | +5.2% | SEC |
| 2020-03-11 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 5,000 | $36.25 | $181,250 | +12.8% | SEC |
| 2020-03-09 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $37.96 | $379,600 | +34.5% | SEC |
| 2020-03-09 | Smith Brian J | Director | 2,854 | $38.72 | $110,494 | +12.1% | SEC |
| 2020-03-02 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 7,000 | $40.98 | $286,860 | +4.4% | SEC |
| 2019-08-26 | O'Neill Lisa M | CFO | 500 | $41.58 | $20,790 | +2.2% | SEC |
| 2019-08-15 | WELCH M SCOTT | Director | 10,000 | $42.51 | $425,100 | +6.8% | SEC |
| 2019-08-05 | O'Neill Lisa M | CFO | 500 | $44.80 | $22,400 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2019-02-08 | HIATT THOMAS | Director | 2,100 | $45.66 | $95,886 | +11.5% | SEC |
| 2018-12-14 | DEARDORFF KEVIN L | CEO | 5,582 | $41.47 | $231,486 | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 57 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Toothaker Bradley J | Director | 5,900 | $60.62 | $357,658 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-06 | ROSS STEVEN D | Director | 1,300 | $62.50 | $81,250 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-01 | Ottinger Eric H | CEO | 2,136 | $61.49 | $131,343 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-24 | Toothaker Bradley J | Director | 5,685 | $58.36 | $331,777 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-04 | Leniski Stephanie R | CEO | 1,665 | $62.76 | $104,495 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-04 | FINDLAY DAVID M | CEO | 3,000 | $63.02 | $189,060 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-04 | O'Neill Lisa M | CFO | 2,900 | $60.74 | $176,146 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-08-26 | Ottinger Eric H | CEO | 4,635 | $67.07 | $310,869 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-07-31 | O'Neill Lisa M | CFO | 2,500 | $66.72 | $166,789 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-05-06 | O'Neill Lisa M | CFO | 2,500 | $59.33 | $148,325 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-05-06 | Leniski Stephanie R | CEO | 1,000 | $59.51 | $59,510 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-03-18 | Leniski Stephanie R | CEO | 1,500 | $61.94 | $92,910 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-02-05 | FINDLAY DAVID M | CEO | 6,439 | $67.06 | $431,799 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-11-19 | Ottinger Eric H | CEO | 4,000 | $73.50 | $294,000 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-11-13 | FINDLAY DAVID M | CEO | 9,643 | $75.51 | $728,143 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 108 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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