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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$40.22
-1.6%
$40.05
$33.13
$46.13
$2.32B1.1281,764 shs199,091 shs
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$47.81
-1.5%
$47.82
$37.76
$52.98
$776.91M0.9568,061 shs29,935 shs
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$12.48
-2.0%
$12.61
$10.75
$15.42
$1.82B0.73806,834 shs622,850 shs
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
$30.41
-1.3%
$30.45
$25.85
$38.00
$914.58M0.7116,716 shs106,172 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
-0.29%-1.52%+8.87%+8.26%+12.34%
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
-0.25%-1.40%+9.05%+6.68%+13.33%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
+0.24%+0.71%+10.78%+1.43%-4.14%
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
-0.73%-1.68%+6.98%+6.20%-6.45%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$40.22
-1.6%
$40.05
$33.13
$46.13
$2.32B1.1281,764 shs199,091 shs
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$47.81
-1.5%
$47.82
$37.76
$52.98
$776.91M0.9568,061 shs29,935 shs
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$12.48
-2.0%
$12.61
$10.75
$15.42
$1.82B0.73806,834 shs622,850 shs
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
$30.41
-1.3%
$30.45
$25.85
$38.00
$914.58M0.7116,716 shs106,172 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
-0.29%-1.52%+8.87%+8.26%+12.34%
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
-0.25%-1.40%+9.05%+6.68%+13.33%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
+0.24%+0.71%+10.78%+1.43%-4.14%
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
-0.73%-1.68%+6.98%+6.20%-6.45%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
3.00
Buy$48.2519.97% Upside
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
2.75
Moderate Buy$55.2515.56% Upside
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
2.00
Hold$15.0020.19% Upside
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
2.00
Hold$35.0015.11% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SBSI, FRME, MBWM, and NWBI Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/28/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$49.00 ➝ $48.00
7/28/2025
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$32.00 ➝ $33.00
7/24/2025
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
Raymond James Financial
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UpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$55.00
7/23/2025
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$47.50 ➝ $56.00
7/23/2025
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$53.00 ➝ $56.00
(Data available from 9/9/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$637.74M3.64$3.88 per share10.37$38.86 per share1.03
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$361.89M2.15$5.48 per share8.72$36.20 per share1.32
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$597.41M3.05$1.19 per share10.46$12.53 per share1.00
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
$260.02M3.52$2.95 per share10.29$26.79 per share1.13
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$201.40M$3.8610.429.91N/A21.35%9.88%1.23%10/23/2025 (Estimated)
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$79.59M$5.049.499.60N/A22.11%13.52%1.34%10/21/2025 (Estimated)
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$100.28M$1.1211.149.53N/A17.47%9.34%1.05%11/4/2025 (Estimated)
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
$88.49M$2.8210.4510.31N/A19.40%11.10%1.06%10/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest SBSI, FRME, MBWM, and NWBI Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$0.29$0.30+$0.01$0.26$149.00 million$150.38 million
7/23/2025Q2 2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$0.94$0.98+$0.04$0.98$172.13 million$170.52 million
7/22/2025Q2 2025
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$1.23$1.39+$0.16$1.39$60.02 million$60.90 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$1.443.58%N/A37.31%13 Years
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
$1.523.18%N/A30.16%14 Years
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$0.806.41%N/A71.43%N/A
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
$1.444.74%N/A51.06%30 Years

Latest SBSI, FRME, MBWM, and NWBI Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
8/15/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
quarterly$0.363.51%9/5/20259/5/20259/19/2025
7/17/2025
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
quarterly$0.383.12%9/5/20259/5/20259/17/2025
8/7/2025
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
quarterly$0.365.1%8/21/20258/21/20259/4/2025
7/17/2025
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
quarterly$0.206.6%8/8/20258/8/20258/19/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
0.41
0.90
0.90
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
0.79
0.98
0.98
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
0.27
0.95
0.94
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
1.18
0.76
0.76

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
73.92%
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
58.63%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
66.32%
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
55.70%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
1.37%
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
3.20%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
1.10%
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
6.00%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
2,12057.73 million56.92 millionOptionable
Mercantile Bank Corporation stock logo
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
67016.25 million15.73 millionOptionable
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
2,027146.21 million144.60 millionOptionable
Southside Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
81030.08 million28.52 millionOptionable

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First Merchants stock logo

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$40.22 -0.67 (-1.64%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$40.22 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 06:16 PM Eastern
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First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

Mercantile Bank stock logo

Mercantile Bank NASDAQ:MBWM

$47.81 -0.75 (-1.54%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$47.80 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern
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Mercantile Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan that provides commercial and retail banking services to small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and term certificate accounts; time deposits; and certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans; vacant land, land development, and residential construction loans; owner and non-owner occupied real estate loans; multi-family and residential rental property loans; single-family residential real estate loans; home equity line of credit programs; and consumer loans, such as new and used automobile and boat loans, and credit cards, as well as overdraft protection services; and residential mortgage and instalment loans. In addition, it offers courier services and safe deposit facilities; and insurance products, such as private passenger automobile, homeowners, personal inland marine, boat owners, recreational vehicle, dwelling fire, umbrella policies, small business, and life insurance products. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Northwest Bancshares stock logo

Northwest Bancshares NASDAQ:NWBI

$12.48 -0.26 (-2.04%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$12.56 +0.08 (+0.64%)
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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking solutions. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, money market deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loan products comprising one-to-four-family residential real estate loans, shorter term consumer loans, and loans collateralized by multi-family residential and commercial real estate; home equity loans and lines of credit; commercial business and real estate loans; commercial loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans, sales finance loans, unsecured personal loans, credit card loans, and loans secured by investment accounts, as well as investment management and trust services. The company operates community banking locations in Pennsylvania, Western New York, Eastern Ohio, and Indiana. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Southside Bancshares stock logo

Southside Bancshares NASDAQ:SBSI

$30.40 -0.40 (-1.28%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$30.45 +0.04 (+0.14%)
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Southside Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southside Bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and nonprofit organizations. Its deposit products include savings, money market, and interest and noninterest bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposits. The company's loan portfolio comprises consumer loans that include 1-4 family residential loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, and other consumer related loans; commercial loans, such as short-term working capital loans for inventory and accounts receivable, short and medium-term loans for equipment or other business capital expansion, commercial real estate loans, and municipal loans; and construction loans for 1-4 family residential and commercial real estate. It also offers wealth management and trust services consisting of investment management, administration of irrevocable, revocable, and testamentary trusts, estate administration, and custodian services for individuals, partnerships, and corporations; safe deposit services; and brokerage services. In addition, the company provides retirement and employee benefit accounts, including plans and profit sharing plans; and telephone, internet, and mobile banking services. The company offers various banking services through branches, drive-thru facilities, automated teller machines, and interactive teller machines. Southside Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tyler, Texas.