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NYSE · FRME

First Merchants Corporation

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$43.37

Up+$0.13 (+0.30%)

Updated Aug 14, 2026, 9:48 AM

SID Score

6.7/10

Composite research score

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap
2.24B
P/E ratio
9.55
Dividend yield
3.30%
52-week range
$34.66 – $45.33
Volume
299.5K
Avg. volume
319.7K

Price performance

FRME price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

FRME closed at $43.37 after 21 trading sessions, down 4.11% for the selected period.

Last close
$43.37
Period change
-4.11%
Period low
$41.89
Period high
$45.23
Daily close
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FRME OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 13, 2026$43.42$43.61$43.185$43.37299.5K
Aug 12, 2026$42.79$43.35$42.79$43.24357.89K
Aug 11, 2026$42.50$42.96$42.37$42.77349.34K
Aug 10, 2026$42.49$42.78$42.16$42.42484.52K
Aug 7, 2026$42.68$42.80$42.35$42.59296.02K
Aug 6, 2026$43.56$43.805$42.73$42.80340.42K
Aug 5, 2026$43.75$43.75$43.23$43.37484.26K
Aug 4, 2026$43.55$44.15$43.36$43.52564.77K
Aug 3, 2026$43.58$44.005$43.42$43.63385.18K
Jul 31, 2026$43.22$43.49$42.625$43.14332.12K
Jul 30, 2026$43.39$43.80$42.80$43.24279.05K
Jul 29, 2026$43.18$43.72$43.06$43.26460.33K
Jul 28, 2026$42.94$43.71$42.3858$43.42392.12K
Jul 27, 2026$43.23$43.67$42.355$42.67599.76K
Jul 24, 2026$42.11$43.38$41.55$43.18595.12K
Jul 23, 2026$39.60$42.025$39.60$41.891.2M
Jul 22, 2026$43.90$44.02$43.45$43.75555.75K
Jul 21, 2026$44.14$44.315$43.56$44.03430.02K
Jul 20, 2026$44.59$44.59$44.0225$44.32431.25K
Jul 17, 2026$45.00$45.31$44.205$44.59456.1K
Jul 16, 2026$43.78$45.33$43.475$45.23605.48K

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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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Consensus
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Average target
$46.00
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FRME 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 · Jul 31, 2026

Does First Merchants (FRME) Still Look Cheap After Its Earnings Miss?

First Merchants stock has delivered a 50.3% return over the past three years, yet current valuation checks suggest the market price may still sit at a discount to an intrinsic value estimate based on the Excess Returns model. Over the past three years, First Merchants has returned 50.3%, which puts more focus on whether the current share price properly reflects the underlying fundamentals. Recent earnings underperformance and credit quality issues can weigh on sentiment. At the same time,...

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