Compare Stocks: CBAN, CATY, FMBH, and FRME

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$62.30 -0.2%	$62.35	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.16B	0.86	399,949 shs	341,641 shs
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$21.47 +0.4%	$21.10	$15.80 ▼ $22.46	$453.70M	0.55	182,419 shs	239,965 shs
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$50.28 +0.0%	$49.48	$34.15 ▼ $53.36	$1.34B	0.78	127,186 shs	81,719 shs
FRME First Merchants	$42.03 +0.2%	$42.93	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.63B	0.84	384,443 shs	337,325 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	-0.19%	-4.05%	+1.53%	+8.78%	+30.47%
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	+0.75%	-3.39%	+4.43%	+8.52%	+31.31%
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	+0.04%	-3.33%	+3.67%	+15.32%	+30.87%
FRME First Merchants	+0.21%	-3.82%	-3.93%	+4.71%	+6.41%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$62.30 -0.2%	$62.35	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.16B	0.86	399,949 shs	341,641 shs
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$21.47 +0.4%	$21.10	$15.80 ▼ $22.46	$453.70M	0.55	182,419 shs	239,965 shs
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$50.28 +0.0%	$49.48	$34.15 ▼ $53.36	$1.34B	0.78	127,186 shs	81,719 shs
FRME First Merchants	$42.03 +0.2%	$42.93	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.63B	0.84	384,443 shs	337,325 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	-0.19%	-4.05%	+1.53%	+8.78%	+30.47%
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	+0.75%	-3.39%	+4.43%	+8.52%	+31.31%
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	+0.04%	-3.33%	+3.67%	+15.32%	+30.87%
FRME First Merchants	+0.21%	-3.82%	-3.93%	+4.71%	+6.41%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	2.00	Hold	$62.25	-0.08% Downside
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	3.25	Buy	$23.00	7.13% Upside
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	2.50	Moderate Buy	$54.63	8.64% Upside
FRME First Merchants	2.50	Moderate Buy	$49.00	16.58% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest CBAN, CATY, FMBH, and FRME Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/12/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/11/2026	CBAN Colony Bankcorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy (B+) ➝ Buy (B)
8/3/2026	FRME First Merchants	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B)
7/29/2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
7/28/2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$55.00 ➝ $62.50
7/27/2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$47.00 ➝ $54.00
7/27/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$49.50 ➝ $53.00
7/27/2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$50.00 ➝ $54.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $66.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$56.00 ➝ $63.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$64.00 ➝ $67.00

(Data available from 8/22/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.38B	3.00	$5.10 per share	12.21	$45.67 per share	1.36
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$190.23M	2.39	$1.86 per share	11.52	$18.38 per share	1.17
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$466.04M	2.87	$4.80 per share	10.47	$41.42 per share	1.21
FRME First Merchants	$1.05B	2.51	$4.43 per share	9.48	$42.55 per share	0.99

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$315.12M	$5.12	12.17	10.69	N/A	24.66%	11.71%	1.43%	10/20/2026 (Estimated)
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$28.25M	$1.65	13.01	9.63	N/A	15.42%	10.40%	1.06%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$91.75M	$4.03	12.48	10.16	N/A	19.76%	10.86%	1.29%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
FRME First Merchants	$226M	$3.12	13.47	9.44	N/A	17.05%	8.86%	1.12%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest CBAN, CATY, FMBH, and FRME Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/23/2026	Q2 2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$1.05	$1.26	+$0.21	$1.04	$107.42 million	$109.32 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.35	$1.37	+$0.02	$1.37	$218.28 million	$221.20 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$0.48	$0.52	+$0.04	$0.51	$40.90 million	$42.03 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	FRME First Merchants	$1.02	$0.74	-$0.28	$0.70	$202.78 million	$202.49 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.52	2.44%	+1.87%	29.69%	N/A
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	$0.48	2.24%	+2.83%	29.09%	7 Years
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	$1.04	2.07%	+3.88%	25.81%	3 Years
FRME First Merchants	$1.48	3.52%	+6.58%	47.44%	13 Years

Latest CBAN, CATY, FMBH, and FRME Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/14/2026	FRME First Merchants	quarterly	$0.37	3.39%	9/4/2026	9/4/2026	9/18/2026
8/14/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	quarterly	$0.38	2.34%	8/28/2026	8/28/2026	9/8/2026
7/21/2026	FMBH First Mid Bancshares	quarterly	$0.26	2.02%	8/18/2026	8/18/2026	9/1/2026
7/22/2026	CBAN Colony Bankcorp	quarterly	$0.12	2.17%	8/5/2026	8/5/2026	8/19/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	0.04	1.04	1.04
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	0.60	0.88	0.88
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	0.03	0.95	0.95
FRME First Merchants	0.56	0.95	0.95

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	75.01%
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	50.37%
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	47.57%
FRME First Merchants	73.92%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	4.53%
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	3.92%
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	6.00%
FRME First Merchants	1.77%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	1,268	66.71 million	63.69 million	Optionable
CBAN Colony Bankcorp	520	21.22 million	20.39 million	N/A
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	1,170	26.60 million	25.01 million	Optionable
FRME First Merchants	2,086	62.80 million	61.69 million	Optionable

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Recent News About These Companies

Top Executive Makes a Notable Move in First Merchants Stock

August 21 at 10:10 PM | tipranks.com

OneAscent Financial Services LLC Buys New Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 21 at 6:39 AM | marketbeat.com

First Merchants: A Mid-Cap Midwest Bank With Earnings Stuck In Neutral

August 20 at 10:10 AM | seekingalpha.com

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

August 20 at 4:28 AM | marketbeat.com

Great Lakes Advisors LLC Takes Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 20 at 4:15 AM | marketbeat.com

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Invests $1.54 Million in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First Merchants Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend to Shareholders

August 14, 2026 | tipranks.com

First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

August 14, 2026 | globenewswire.com

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August 12, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

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August 11, 2026 | msn.com

First Merchants Corporation $FRME Stake Boosted by Sei Investments Co.

August 5, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Has $130,000 Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Does First Merchants (FRME) Still Look Cheap After Its Earnings Miss?

August 1, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Why First Merchants (FRME) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now

July 27, 2026 | zacks.com

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Boosts Stock Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

July 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

KBW Remains a Buy on First Merchants (FRME)

July 26, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

July 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Why First Merchants (FRME) shares are falling today

July 24, 2026 | msn.com

First Merchants Corp (FRME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Loan Growth Amid Credit ...

July 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Systematic Financial Management LP Acquires 83,667 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRME

July 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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CBAN, CATY, FMBH, and FRME Company Descriptions

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$62.30 -0.12 (-0.19%)

As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Colony Bankcorp NYSE:CBAN

$21.47 +0.09 (+0.42%)

As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Colony Bank that provides various banking products and services to commercial and consumer customers. The company offers various deposit products, including demand, savings, and time deposits. It also provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses; residential and commercial construction, and land development loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial loans; agri-business and production loans; residential mortgage loans; home equity loans; and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers internet banking services, electronic bill payment services, safe deposit box rentals, telephone banking, credit and debit card services, and remote depository products, as well as access to a network of ATMs. As of January 20, 2022, it operated 39 locations throughout Georgia. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia.

First Mid Bancshares NASDAQ:FMBH

$50.28 +0.02 (+0.04%)

As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

First Mid Bancshares, Inc., a financial holding company, provides community banking products and services to commercial, retail, and agricultural customers in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as demand deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, and time deposits. The company's loan products include commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural and agricultural real estate, residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as construction and land development, 1-4 family residential properties, and multifamily residential properties loans; and other loans comprising loans to municipalities to support community projects, such as infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases. It also offers wealth management services, which include estate planning, investment, and farm management and brokerage services for individuals; employee benefit services for businesses; and farm management and brokerage services. In addition, the company provides property and casualty, senior insurance products, and group medical insurance for businesses; and personal lines insurance to individuals. The company was formerly known as First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. and changed its name to First Mid Bancshares, Inc. in April 2019. First Mid Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Mattoon, Illinois.

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$42.03 +0.09 (+0.21%)

As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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.

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