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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?

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

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

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

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Atlanticus and 2 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.72 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus Positive
First Merchants Positive

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

Summary

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

How does First Merchants compare to Aurora Acquisition?

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aurora AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A
First Merchants N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, First Merchants had 2 more articles in the media than Aurora Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Aurora Acquisition. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Aurora Acquisition's score of -0.39 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aurora Acquisition Neutral
First Merchants Positive

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

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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

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

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Merchants and 1 mentions for Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat First Merchants' score of 1.43 indicating that Better Home & Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Positive
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

Summary

First Merchants beats Better Home & Finance on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Merchants compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

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

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First MerchantsN/A N/A N/A
Bridgewater Bancshares 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%. Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 2 articles in the media. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.93 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Positive
Bridgewater Bancshares Positive

Summary

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

How does First Merchants compare to CNB Financial?

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

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 2 articles in the media. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat CNB Financial's score of 0.96 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Positive
CNB Financial Positive

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

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%.

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

Summary

First Merchants beats CNB Financial on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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$23.24B$5.77B$12.38B
Dividend Yield7.90%4.30%5.26%5.35%
P/E RatioN/A15.1216.0225.62
Price / SalesN/A67.78932.2477.56
Price / CashN/A15.0290.6156.33
Price / BookN/A0.764.396.96
Net IncomeN/A$16.02B$1.15B$333.52M
7 Day Performance-1.14%0.52%0.43%0.45%
1 Month Performance-3.20%2.34%2.28%4.06%
1 Year PerformanceN/A42.90%21.88%36.24%

First Merchants Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRMEP
First Merchants
N/A$25.26
-1.4%		N/A-2.4%$0.00$659.76MN/A2,120
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$24.00
+0.4%		N/A+3.0%$0.00$461.84MN/A330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.24
flat		N/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A1,300
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.21
-14.6%		N/A+155.5%$0.00$225.33MN/A1,300
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$20.02
+0.1%		N/A+4.7%$0.00$156.19MN/A250

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