First Merchants (FRMEP) Competitors $25.10 -0.15 (-0.59%) As of 08/1/2025 03:54 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock FRMEP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, CNOBP, and CORZZShould you be buying First Merchants stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Merchants include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP), and Core Scientific (CORZZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Merchants vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Aurora Acquisition Bank of the James Financial Group Better Home & Finance Bridgewater Bancshares Cipher Mining CNB Financial CompoSecure ConnectOne Bancorp Core Scientific Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRMEP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Is ATLCP or FRMEP a better dividend stock? Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Does the media favor ATLCP or FRMEP? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atlanticus and 0 mentions for First Merchants. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled First Merchants'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Atlanticus Neutral First Merchants Neutral Is ATLCP or FRMEP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AtlanticusN/A N/A N/A First Merchants N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings & valuation, ATLCP or FRMEP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$316.89MN/AN/AN/AN/AFirst Merchants$637.74MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAtlanticus beats First Merchants on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Merchants News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRMEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FRMEP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRMEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst MerchantsBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$19.04B$6.31B$9.37BDividend Yield7.90%4.26%4.19%4.12%P/E RatioN/A9.2814.0523.79Price / SalesN/A48.141,847.2496.30Price / CashN/A14.25127.4757.18Price / BookN/A0.672.245.54Net IncomeN/A$16.75B$1.23B$259.88M7 Day Performance-1.45%-0.38%6.05%-4.67%1 Month Performance-1.64%2.67%1.79%4.40%1 Year Performance-0.98%23.80%19.31%17.91% First Merchants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRMEPFirst MerchantsN/A$25.10-0.6%N/A-1.0%$0.00$637.74M0.002,120ATLCPAtlanticusN/A$22.21+0.9%N/A+0.4%$0.00$316.89M0.00330Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeAURCWAurora AcquisitionN/A$0.13flatN/A+18.2%$0.00N/A0.001,300BOTJBank of the James Financial Group3.141 of 5 stars$13.70+0.7%N/A+3.3%$0.00$59.78M9.38160News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBETRWBetter Home & FinanceN/A$0.13+0.3%N/A+16.0%$0.00$136.90M0.001,300Positive NewsGap UpBWBBPBridgewater BancsharesN/A$19.37-2.6%N/A+6.1%$0.00$123.36M0.00250Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCIFRWCipher MiningN/A$1.06+16.5%N/A-36.1%$0.00$152.09M0.0010Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpCCNEPCNB FinancialN/A$24.98-0.1%N/A+6.1%$0.00$231.04M0.00760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCMPOWCompoSecureN/A$6.34+3.0%N/A+1,126.0%$0.00$376.39M0.00720Positive NewsCNOBPConnectOne BancorpN/A$23.84+1.7%N/A+14.7%$0.00$270.12M0.00520Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeCORZZCore ScientificN/A$13.55+4.5%N/A+34.6%$0.00$410.91M0.00200Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATLCP Competitors AURCW Competitors BOTJ Competitors BETRW Competitors BWBBP Competitors CIFRW Competitors CCNEP Competitors CMPOW Competitors CNOBP Competitors CORZZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FRMEP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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