First Merchants Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FRME)

First Merchants trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FRME."

First Merchants announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. View First Merchants' Dividend History.

First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ:FRME) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.03. The bank earned $106.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $109.10 million. First Merchants had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 31.66%. View First Merchants' Earnings History.

First Merchants is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Merchants.

First Merchants will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for First Merchants' shares. Their predictions range from $39.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate First Merchants' share price to reach $43.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Merchants.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Merchants in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Merchants.

Press coverage about FRME stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Merchants earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Merchants.

Some companies that are related to First Merchants include Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), First Horizon National (FHN), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Webster Financial (WBS), CIT Group (CIT), Sterling Bancorp (STL), F.N.B. (FNB), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Community Bank System (CBU), UMB Financial (UMBF) and Centerstate Bank (CSFL).

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First Merchants' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.15%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.04%), Bailard Inc. (0.01%) and Valeo Financial Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own First Merchants stock include Charles E Schalliol, Gary Lehman, Mark K Hardwick, Michael C Marhenke, Michael C Rechin, Michael J Stewart, Michele Kawiecki, Patrick A Sherman, Stephan Fluhler and Terry L Walker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Merchants.

FRME stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Park National Corp OH. Company insiders that have sold First Merchants company stock in the last year include Charles E Schalliol and Stephan Fluhler. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Merchants.

FRME stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, Bailard Inc. and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought First Merchants stock in the last two years include Gary Lehman, Michael C Marhenke, Patrick A Sherman and Terry L Walker. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Merchants.

Shares of FRME can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FRME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.71.

First Merchants has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion and generates $484.40 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $159.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.22 on an earnings per share basis. First Merchants employs 1,702 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Merchants.

The official website for First Merchants is http://www.firstmerchants.com/.

First Merchants' mailing address is 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN, 47305. The bank can be reached via phone at 765-747-1500 or via email at [email protected]