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First Merchants (FRMEP) Competitors

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$25.82 +0.53 (+2.08%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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FRMEP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, BLSH, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, and CNOBP

Should 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), Bullish (BLSH), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

First Merchants vs. Its Competitors

First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRMEP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Merchants$637.74MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Atlanticus$342.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 1 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Atlanticus and 0 mentions for First Merchants. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat First Merchants' score of 0.00 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Neutral
Atlanticus Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First MerchantsN/A N/A N/A
Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%.

Summary

Atlanticus beats First Merchants on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FRMEP vs. The Competition

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MetricFirst MerchantsBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$19.53B$6.46B$9.62B
Dividend Yield7.90%4.19%4.17%4.10%
P/E RatioN/A9.6214.4126.05
Price / SalesN/A52.181,782.54193.75
Price / CashN/A14.25127.2058.48
Price / BookN/A0.715.136.61
Net IncomeN/A$16.75B$1.23B$265.65M
7 Day Performance2.68%0.51%0.89%2.02%
1 Month Performance1.45%5.61%2.11%-0.31%
1 Year Performance2.68%26.96%23.94%19.06%

First Merchants Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRMEP
First Merchants
N/A$25.83
+2.1%		N/A+2.9%$0.00$637.74M0.002,120High Trading Volume
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$22.95
-0.9%		N/A+1.9%$0.00$342.38M0.00330Dividend Announcement
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.15
flat		N/A+111.1%$0.00N/A0.001,300
BOTJ
Bank of the James Financial Group
2.9358 of 5 stars		$14.42
-0.2%		N/A+11.4%$0.00$59.78M9.07160
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.19
+18.8%		N/A+88.4%$0.00$159.81M0.001,300Gap Up
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$19.60
+0.3%		N/A+3.3%$0.00$123.36M0.00250News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
BLSH
Bullish
N/A$67.30
-3.6%		N/AN/A$0.00N/A-1,331.20400Trending News
Gap Down
CIFRW
Cipher Mining
N/A$1.18
+3.1%		N/A+18.8%$0.00$158.85M0.0010
CCNEP
CNB Financial
N/A$24.88
-0.5%		N/A+7.1%$0.00$231.04M0.00760
CMPOW
CompoSecure
N/A$11.66
+3.0%		N/A+405.6%$0.00$267.82M0.00720
CNOBP
ConnectOne Bancorp
N/A$23.62
+0.1%		N/A+16.7%$0.00$288.35M0.00520

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This page (NASDAQ:FRMEP) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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