NASDAQ: FRME
First Merchants Corp Stock

$35.98-1.05 (-2.84%)
Updated Jun 13, 2025
FRME Price
$35.98
Fair Value Price
$20.03
Market Cap
$2.10B
52 Week Low
$30.85
52 Week High
$46.13
P/E
10.08x
P/B
0.9x
P/S
3.83x
PEG
2.31x
Dividend Yield
3.92%
Revenue
$615.41M
Earnings
$208.80M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
39.03%
Profit Margin
33.6%
Debt to Equity
6.91
Operating Cash Flow
$269M
Beta
0.87
Next Earnings
Jul 23, 2025
Ex-Dividend
Jun 6, 2025
Next Dividend
Jun 20, 2025

FRME Overview

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. It accepts time, savings, and demand deposits; and provides consumer, commercial, agri-business, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as public finance. The company also offers personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. It operates 109 banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. The company also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

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Industry: Bank

Industry Rating
D
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#168 of 296

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FRME ($35.98) is overvalued by 79.64% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $20.03 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
FRME ($35.98) is not significantly undervalued (79.64%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $20.03 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

FRME fair value

Fair Value of FRME stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$35.98
Fair Value
$20.03
Overvalued by
79.64%
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FRME price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
10.08x
Industry
11.9x
Market
31.36x
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FRME price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
0.9x
Industry
1.15x
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FRME price to earnings growth (PEG)

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FRME's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$156.1M
Net Income
$55.3M
Profit Margin
35.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$18.4B
Liabilities
$16.1B
Debt to equity
6.91
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$61.7M
Investing
-$160.4M
Financing
$97.2M
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Debt Coverage Financials

FRME vs Bank Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
FRMEC$2.10B-2.84%10.08x0.90x
BANRD$2.13B-1.32%12.04x1.16x
SBCFD$2.14B-3.41%16.72x0.96x
TRMKC$2.05B-1.85%8.80x1.02x
PFSC$2.15B-2.95%14.41x0.81x

First Merchants Stock FAQ

What is First Merchants's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: FRME) First Merchants trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FRME. First Merchants stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: FRME.

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What is the 52 week high and low for First Merchants (NASDAQ: FRME)?

(NASDAQ: FRME) First Merchants's 52-week high was $46.13, and its 52-week low was $30.85. It is currently -22% from its 52-week high and 16.63% from its 52-week low.

How much is First Merchants stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: FRME) First Merchants currently has 58,306,987 outstanding shares. With First Merchants stock trading at $35.98 per share, the total value of First Merchants stock (market capitalization) is $2.10B.

First Merchants stock was originally listed at a price of $24.83 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in First Merchants stock at $24.83, your return over the last 27 years would have been 44.89%, for an annualized return of 1.38% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is First Merchants's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: FRME) First Merchants stock price per share is $35.98 today (as of Jun 13, 2025).

What is First Merchants's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: FRME) First Merchants's market cap is $2.10B, as of Jun 15, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

First Merchants's market cap is calculated by multiplying FRME's current stock price of $35.98 by FRME's total outstanding shares of 58,306,987.
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