First Merchants (FRME) News Today $37.30 -0.48 (-1.27%) Closing price 10/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:49 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FRME Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Barchart Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 Time Period First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Downgraded by Weiss Ratings to "Hold (C+)"October 9 at 2:47 AM | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street ZenOctober 5, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFirst Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at Zacks ResearchOctober 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Cut to "Sell" at Wall Street ZenOctober 4, 2025 | marketbeat.com3 Reasons to Avoid FRME and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadOctober 3, 2025 | msn.comFirst Merchants Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Release and Earnings Conference CallOctober 2, 2025 | quiverquant.comQFirst Merchants Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and WebcastOctober 2, 2025 | globenewswire.comFirst Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Receives Equal Weight Rating from StephensOctober 1, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comStephens & Co. Reiterates First Merchants (FRME) Equal-Weight RecommendationSeptember 30, 2025 | msn.comFirst Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesSeptember 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comStephens Reiterates "Equal Weight" Rating for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME)September 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comRaymond James Downgrades First Merchants (FRME)September 26, 2025 | msn.comKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains First Merchants (FRME) Outperform RecommendationSeptember 26, 2025 | msn.comFirst Merchants downgraded at Raymond James post First Savings acquisition announcementSeptember 26, 2025 | msn.comFIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. - FSFGSeptember 26, 2025 | businesswire.comFirst Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Downgraded by Raymond James Financial to "Market Perform"September 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Boosts First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) Price Target to $50.00September 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants, First Savings to merge in $241.3M all-stock transactionSeptember 25, 2025 | msn.comFirst Merchants Announces Merger with First SavingsSeptember 25, 2025 | tipranks.comFirst Merchants Corporation and First Savings Financial Group Announce Definitive Merger Agreement Valued at $241.3 MillionSeptember 25, 2025 | quiverquant.comQFirst Merchants Corporation and First Savings Financial Group, Inc. Announce Signing of Definitive Merger AgreementSeptember 25, 2025 | globenewswire.comRhumbline Advisers Trims Stock Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comStrs Ohio Takes $7.34 Million Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comIntegrity Wealth Advisors Inc. Buys Shares of 19,000 First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comEmpowered Funds LLC Trims Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comMendon Capital Advisors Corp Acquires New Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comGreat Lakes Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comCuri RMB Capital LLC Takes $5.06 Million Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comBridgeway Capital Management LLC Sells 26,909 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comIeq Capital LLC Acquires New Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comCubist Systematic Strategies LLC Increases Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comDark Forest Capital Management LP Purchases 104,002 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comTrexquant Investment LP Boosts Stock Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Corporation $FRME Shares Sold by Rafferty Asset Management LLCSeptember 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comWellington Management Group LLP Acquires Shares of 66,259 First Merchants Corporation $FRMESeptember 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comAlphaQuest LLC Has $402,000 Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comInvesco Ltd. Sells 10,538 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comEarnest Partners LLC Has $103.62 Million Stake in First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comCeredex Value Advisors LLC Purchases 112,500 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Corporation $FRME Shares Acquired by MetLife Investment Management LLCAugust 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comAdvantage Alpha Capital Partners LP Trims Stock Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comVenture Visionary Partners LLC Lowers Stake in First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Corporation $FRME Shares Sold by American Century Companies Inc.August 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Corporation $FRME Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LPAugust 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants, First Interstate BancSystem, FB Financial, Enterprise Financial Services, and Eastern Bank Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To KnowAugust 22, 2025 | msn.comFirst Merchants Corporation $FRME Shares Sold by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.August 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comNuveen LLC Purchases Shares of 606,404 First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comVanguard Group Inc. Has $252.27 Million Stake in First Merchants Corporation $FRMEAugust 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.36August 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants Announces Cash Dividend for ShareholdersAugust 15, 2025 | tipranks.com Get First Merchants News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRME and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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