Roth Capital Has Negative Forecast for LAKE FY2025 Earnings

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAKE) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lakeland Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 4th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now forecasts that the medical instruments supplier will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Lakeland Industries’ current full-year earnings is $0.48 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Lakeland Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

LAKE has been the subject of several other reports. Roth Mkm increased their price target on Lakeland Industries from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Lake Street Capital began coverage on shares of Lakeland Industries in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. Finally, DA Davidson started coverage on Lakeland Industries in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.25.

Lakeland Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LAKE opened at $17.85 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $169.56 million, a P/E ratio of -198.33 and a beta of 0.86. Lakeland Industries has a twelve month low of $15.10 and a twelve month high of $27.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.04. The company has a current ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lakeland Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LAKE. Delta Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Lakeland Industries during the fourth quarter worth $445,000. Private Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lakeland Industries by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Private Capital Management LLC now owns 1,007,391 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $25,739,000 after acquiring an additional 4,092 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Lakeland Industries by 166.1% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 27,783 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $710,000 after purchasing an additional 17,344 shares in the last quarter. Expect Equity LLC acquired a new position in Lakeland Industries in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,809,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Lakeland Industries by 114.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,657 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $196,000 after purchasing an additional 4,081 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lakeland Industries news, Director Nikki Hamblin acquired 1,590 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.00 per share, with a total value of $34,980.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 17,452 shares in the company, valued at approximately $383,944. The trade was a 10.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Laurel A. Yartz bought 2,272 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $22.00 per share, with a total value of $49,984.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 9,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $214,984. The trade was a 30.29 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 7,998 shares of company stock worth $177,186 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.20% of the company’s stock.

Lakeland Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Lakeland Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -133.33%.

Lakeland Industries Company Profile

Lakeland Industries, Inc manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks.