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

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Atlanticus. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Merchants Positive
Atlanticus Neutral

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 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

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

Summary

First Merchants beats Atlanticus on 3 of the 4 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

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 0.75 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 Positive
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?

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

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Better Home & Finance. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Better Home & Finance Neutral
First Merchants Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Better Home & FinanceN/A N/A N/A
First Merchants N/A N/A N/A

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

Summary

First Merchants beats Better Home & Finance on 3 of the 3 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares Neutral
First Merchants Positive

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 4 of the 4 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

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

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

In the previous week, First Merchants and First Merchants both had 1 articles in the media. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.75 equaled CNB Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Merchants
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CNB Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%.

Summary

First Merchants beats CNB Financial on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FRMEP vs. The Competition

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MetricFirst MerchantsBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$24.33B$6.02B$12.20B
Dividend Yield7.90%4.18%5.26%5.82%
P/E RatioN/A15.7016.2424.19
Price / SalesN/A72.961,470.92122.21
Price / CashN/A15.0685.1454.51
Price / BookN/A0.816.666.51
Net IncomeN/A$16.02B$1.14B$337.14M
7 Day Performance1.89%0.06%-0.36%0.26%
1 Month Performance2.42%0.67%0.84%1.22%
1 Year Performance2.09%29.75%19.40%28.88%

First Merchants Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRMEP
First Merchants
N/A$25.80
+0.7%		N/A+0.7%$0.00$659.76MN/A2,120
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$24.10
+0.8%		N/A+9.9%$0.00$461.84MN/A330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.16
-5.9%		N/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A1,300
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.16
+1.9%		N/AN/A$0.00$227.88MN/A1,300
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$20.09
+1.0%		N/A+9.6%$0.00$156.19MN/A250

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This page (NASDAQ:FRMEP) was last updated on 6/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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