First Merchants (FRME) Competitors

First Busey has a net margin of 21.00% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. First Busey's return on equity of 10.42% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Busey pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.69%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than First Busey.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, First Busey had 19 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for First Merchants. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat First Merchants' score of 0.69 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Busey has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.71% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Merchants presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $62.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.49%. Given First Merchants' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 9 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 3 mentions for First Merchants. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat First Merchants' score of 0.69 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Merchants. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Enterprise Financial Services. Enterprise Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enterprise Financial Services has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Enterprise Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Financial Services pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Enterprise Financial Services has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 3 articles in the media. Enterprise Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat First Merchants' score of 0.69 indicating that Enterprise Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

First Merchants presently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. Enterprise Financial Services has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.56%. Given First Merchants' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Enterprise Financial Services.

Enterprise Financial Services has a net margin of 18.72% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Enterprise Financial Services' return on equity of 9.73% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 20.77% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than First Merchants. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Merchants presently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 5 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 3 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.51 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.