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FRMEP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BETRW, BWBBP, and CCNEP

Should you buy First Merchants stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares First Merchants with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with First Merchants include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), and CNB Financial (CCNEP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does First Merchants compare to Atlanticus?

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

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 7.4%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Merchants$659.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Atlanticus$461.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 1 articles in the media. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.44 equaled Atlanticus'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Neutral
Atlanticus Neutral

Summary

First Merchants and Atlanticus tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Merchants compare to Aurora Acquisition?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Merchants$659.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Aurora AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Aurora Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Aurora Acquisition. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Aurora Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Neutral
Aurora Acquisition Neutral

Summary

First Merchants beats Aurora Acquisition on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Merchants compare to Better Home & Finance?

First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRMEP) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETRW) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 1 articles in the media. Better Home & Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat First Merchants' score of 0.44 indicating that Better Home & Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Neutral
Better Home & Finance Very Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First MerchantsN/A N/A N/A
Better Home & Finance N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Merchants$659.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Better Home & Finance$227.88MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

First Merchants and Better Home & Finance tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Merchants compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWBBP) and First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRMEP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares and Bridgewater Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Bridgewater Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Merchants' score of 0.44 indicating that Bridgewater Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares Very Positive
First Merchants Neutral

Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bridgewater Bancshares$156.19MN/AN/AN/AN/A
First Merchants$659.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgewater BancsharesN/A N/A N/A
First Merchants N/A N/A N/A

Summary

First Merchants beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Merchants compare to CNB Financial?

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CNB FinancialN/A N/A N/A
First Merchants N/A N/A N/A

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

In the previous week, CNB Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CNB Financial and 1 mentions for First Merchants. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Merchants' score of 0.44 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial Positive
First Merchants Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CNB Financial$303.05MN/AN/AN/AN/A
First Merchants$659.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

CNB Financial and First Merchants tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FRMEP vs. The Competition

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MetricFirst MerchantsBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$23.22B$5.73B$12.54B
Dividend Yield7.90%4.27%5.29%5.22%
P/E RatioN/A15.5516.1524.18
Price / SalesN/A69.791,040.03112.26
Price / CashN/A15.0491.3257.13
Price / BookN/A0.776.556.72
Net IncomeN/A$16.02B$1.14B$337.19M
7 Day Performance0.00%-0.41%0.13%-0.74%
1 Month PerformanceN/AN/A-7.70%-1.69%
1 Year Performance0.94%31.78%19.50%33.10%

First Merchants Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRMEP
First Merchants
N/A$25.32
+0.8%		N/A+0.4%$0.00$659.76MN/A2,120
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$24.23
-0.5%		N/A+6.5%$0.00$461.84MN/A330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.19
+15.2%		N/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A1,300
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.17
-8.4%		N/A+92.0%$0.00$227.88MN/A1,300
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$19.72
-0.1%		N/A+6.4%$0.00$156.19MN/A250

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This page (NASDAQ:FRMEP) was last updated on 6/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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