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NASDAQ · FRME

First Merchants Corporation

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$40.59

Down-$0.50 (-1.22%)

Updated Nov 1, 2026, 7:13 PM

SID Score

6.0/10

Composite research score

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap
2.24B
P/E ratio
9.55
Dividend yield
3.52%
52-week range
$34.66 – $45.33
Volume
412.49K
Avg. volume
319.7K

Price performance · FRME

FRME price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

FRME closed at $40.59 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.06% for the selected period.

Last close
$40.59
Period change
+2.06%
Period low
$38.78
Period high
$41.09
Daily close
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FRME OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$41.25$41.2735$40.46$40.59412.49K
Oct 29, 2026$41.14$41.51$40.87$41.09447.07K
Oct 28, 2026$40.93$40.93$40.33$40.66500.23K
Oct 27, 2026$41.24$41.24$40.665$40.93349.33K
Oct 26, 2026$40.86$41.185$40.86$41.09494.15K
Oct 23, 2026$40.67$41.03$40.39$40.68417.12K
Oct 22, 2026$39.96$41.02$39.96$40.83470.84K
Oct 21, 2026$40.11$40.17$39.66$39.96377.84K
Oct 20, 2026$39.54$40.41$39.54$40.11408.23K
Oct 19, 2026$39.58$39.63$39.245$39.38267.91K
Oct 16, 2026$39.59$40.26$39.48$39.60429.18K
Oct 15, 2026$39.12$39.775$38.85$39.48339.82K
Oct 14, 2026$38.48$38.97$38.38$38.78443.22K
Oct 13, 2026$39.50$39.625$38.78$39.06304.02K
Oct 12, 2026$39.07$39.48$38.99$39.25283.3K
Oct 9, 2026$39.46$39.515$38.83$39.00436.05K
Oct 8, 2026$39.10$39.76$38.81$39.59567.76K
Oct 7, 2026$39.27$39.50$38.885$39.29700.19K
Oct 6, 2026$40.06$40.15$39.622$39.67448.88K
Oct 5, 2026$40.15$40.25$39.665$39.77478.4K

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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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Consensus
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Average target
$46.00
Implied upside
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FRME recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 6, 2026Raymond JamesOutperform—
Oct 5, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight—
Jun 26, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight—
Feb 4, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight—
Oct 27, 2025Piper SandlerOverweight—
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Benzinga · Oct 22, 2026

First Merchants Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) reported third-quarter financial results on Thursday. The transcript from the company’s third-quarter earnings call has been provided below.This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga

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