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NASDAQ · FRMEP

First Merchants Corporation

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$25.15

Up+$0.00 (+0.00%)

Updated Sep 14, 2026, 9:43 AM

SID Score

5.3/10

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Market cap
1.48B
P/E ratio
9.55
Dividend yield
7.46%
52-week range
$24.73 – $27.00
Volume
1.93K
Avg. volume
617

Price performance

FRMEP price history

1M range · 9 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

FRMEP closed at $25.15 after 9 trading sessions, down 0.55% for the selected period.

Last close
$25.15
Period change
-0.55%
Period low
$24.89
Period high
$25.29
Daily close
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FRMEP OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 10, 2026$25.04$25.15$25.04$25.14991.93K
Sep 8, 2026$25.05$25.05$25.04$25.04691.19
Sep 4, 2026$24.9658$25.09$24.90$25.003.06K
Sep 2, 2026$24.99$25.00$24.95$25.001.5K
Sep 1, 2026$25.12$25.12$24.81$24.895.25K
Aug 27, 2026$25.48$25.48$25.25$25.251.13K
Aug 25, 2026$25.10$25.1101$25.07$25.11018.87K
Aug 18, 2026$25.48$25.48$25.25$25.25725.19
Aug 17, 2026$25.29$25.29$25.29$25.29578.19

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Overview

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Company profile

First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment which is community banking.

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Analyst outlook

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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$31.92
Implied upside
Analysts
12
FRMEP recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jun 26, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight
Feb 4, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight
Oct 27, 2025Piper SandlerOverweight
Sep 29, 2025Stephens & Co.Equal-Weight
Sep 26, 2025Raymond JamesMarket Perform
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Yahoo · Aug 28, 2026

1 Small-Cap Stock to Own for Decades and 2 Facing Headwinds

Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

Yahoo · Aug 25, 2026

3 Reasons to Avoid FRME and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

Since February 2026, First Merchants has been in a holding pattern, posting a small return of 2% while floating around $41.94. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 10.5% gain during that period.

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