SeekingAlpha · Jul 23, 2026
First Merchants Corporation (FRME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
First Merchants Corporation (FRME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 23, 2026 9:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsMark Hardwick - CEO & DirectorMichael Stewart -...
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NYSE · FRMEP
First Merchants Corporation
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
$25.25
Down-$0.14 (-0.55%)
Updated Sep 1, 2026, 1:39 PM
SID Score
5.2/10
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- Market cap
- 1.48B
- P/E ratio
- 9.55
- Dividend yield
- 7.43%
- 52-week range
- $24.73 – $27.00
- Volume
- 1.13K
- Avg. volume
- 617
Price performance
FRMEP price history
1M range · 11 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
FRMEP closed at $25.25 after 11 trading sessions, up 0.80% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $25.25
- Period change
- +0.80%
- Period low
- $25.05
- Period high
- $25.58
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $25.48 | $25.48 | $25.25 | $25.25 | 1.13K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $25.10 | $25.1101 | $25.07 | $25.1101 | 8.87K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $25.48 | $25.48 | $25.25 | $25.25 | 725.19 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $25.29 | $25.29 | $25.29 | $25.29 | 578.19 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $25.46 | $25.46 | $25.46 | $25.46 | 287.19 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 | 685.19 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $25.58 | $25.58 | $25.58 | $25.58 | 385.19 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $25.15 | $25.15 | $25.15 | $25.15 | 312.19 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $25.15 | $25.15 | $25.15 | $25.15 | 511.19 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $25.10 | $25.24 | $25.10 | $25.24 | 2.55K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $25.05 | $25.05 | $25.05 | $25.05 | 2.85K |
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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 and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $31.92
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 12
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Raymond James | Market Perform | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Jul 23, 2026
First Merchants Corporation 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
2026-07-23. The following slide deck was published by First Merchants Corporation in conjunction with their 2026 Q2 earnings call.
Yahoo · Jul 16, 2026
First Merchants (FRME) Preferred Dividend Update Keeps Valuation In Focus
First Merchants (FRME) recently declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, giving preferred investors fresh information on income timing and payout levels ahead of the upcoming earnings report. See our latest analysis for First Merchants. First Merchants’ recent preferred dividend update comes as the common stock trades at $43.75, with a 30-day share price return of 6.32% and a 1-year total shareholder return of 12.28%. This suggests...
Yahoo · Jul 15, 2026
First Merchants (FRME) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
First Merchants (FRME) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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