NASDAQ:FRMEFirst Merchants Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Merchants' stock was trading at $29.18 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FRME shares have decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $28.77. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Merchants in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for First Merchants.

First Merchants is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for First Merchants.

First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ:FRME) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.05. The bank earned $123.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.83 million. First Merchants had a return on equity of 9.50% and a net margin of 27.85%. View First Merchants' earnings history.

First Merchants declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 19th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View First Merchants' dividend history.

3 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for First Merchants' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate First Merchants' stock price to reach $34.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for First Merchants.

Press coverage about FRME stock has trended very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing 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 daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines 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 near future. View the latest news aboutFirst Merchants.

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

First Merchants' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.44%), State Street Corp (2.55%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.92%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.54%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.53%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.53%). Company insiders that own First Merchants stock include Charles E Schalliol, Gary Lehman, Jeffrey B Lorentson, Mark K Hardwick, Michael C Marhenke, Michael C Rechin, Michael J Stewart, 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 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold First Merchants company stock in the last year include Charles E Schalliol, Jeffrey B Lorentson, Michael C Rechin, Michael J Stewart, and Stephan Fluhler. View insider buying and selling activity for First Merchants.

FRME stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Geode Capital Management LLC, FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, and AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Merchants stock in the last two years include Gary Lehman, Mark K Hardwick, Michael C Marhenke, Patrick A Sherman, and Terry L Walker. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $28.77.

First Merchants has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion and generates $552.09 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $164.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.46 on an earnings per share basis. First Merchants employs 1,891 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Merchants is www.firstmerchants.com.

First Merchants' mailing address is 200 EAST JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE IN, 47305. The bank can be reached via phone at 765-747-2814 or via email at [email protected]