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Robert E. Bartels Jr.'s $117K purchase of LKFN

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP · Director · filed Nov 9, 2026. Opened Nov 10, 2026, last checked Nov 13, 2026. Waiting for the 7-day result; next check Nov 16, 2026.

Reported value$117K1,918 shares at $61.09
For this personUnusual1 buy · 0 sales on file
Similar buys beat S&P46%2,821 cases · all buys 46%

Worth a closer look

  • Open-market purchase with their own money (Form 4 code P), not a grant or option exercise.
  • Their past buys: 5 of 9 beat the S&P 500 over 90 days.

Reasons for caution

  • Other insiders sold $1.4M in the same 90 days, more than was bought.
  • Similar past buys beat the S&P 500 only 46% of the time (2,821 cases); the typical one trailed it by 1.1%.

What happened after this filing

7 days Pending due Nov 16
30 days Pending due Dec 9
90 days Pending due Feb 7

What we couldn't check

  • Why they traded. Filings don't say, and we don't guess.
  • Company news after the filing, and any private terms.
Summary

Robert E. Bartels Jr. (a director) bought $117K of LKFN at about $61.09 on Nov 6, 2026, reported to the SEC on Nov 9, 2026. Buys like this beat the S&P 500 46% of the time since 2020, against 46% for all insider buys. We found 2 points that make it worth a closer look and 2 reasons for caution. History, not a prediction.

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