First Merchants

First Merchants

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

First Merchants anticipates 8%-10% client-fee growth in 2027 as it targets stable Q4 margin

Earnings Call Insights: First Merchants Corporation (FRME) Q3 2026 MANAGEMENT VIEW * "Third quarter net income totaled $67.8 million or $1.09 per diluted share" (CEO & Director Mark Hardwick), adding that "adjusted earnings per share f... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

First Merchants Non-GAAP EPS of $1.10 beats by $0.14, revenue of $199M misses by $6.6M

* First Merchants press release [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20695309-first-merchants-corporation-announces-third-quarter-2026-results] (FRME [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FRME]): Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.10 beats by $0.14. * Revenue o... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Its Preferred Stock

First Merchants Corporation MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

2 Bank Stocks to Target This Week and 1 We Ignore

2 Bank Stocks to Target This Week and 1 We Ignore Banks serve as the backbone of the economy, facilitating lending, deposits, and financial services that keep businesses and consumers moving forward. Still, investors are uneasy as banks f... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 28 days ago

3 Regional Bank Stocks That Could Benefit From Higher Long Term Yields

Long-term borrowing costs are jumping, AI-related capital needs are soaking up funding, and war headlines are jolting assumptions about where rates settle next. That mix is punishing for some corners of the market, yet it can quietly impro... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

First Merchants CEO to retire at the end of 2026

First Merchants (FRME [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FRME]) on Thursday announced [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20671119-first-merchants-bank-ceo-mark-hardwick-to-retire-at-the-end-of-2026-and-president-mike] the retirement of CEO Mark Ha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

First Merchants prices $100M subordinated notes

* First Merchants Corporation (FRME [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FRME]) priced [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20662340-first-merchants-corporation-announces-pricing-of-subordinated-notes-offering] a $100M offering of 6.750% fixed-to-fl... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

3 US Bank Stocks Built For Higher Interest Rates

Interest rates are high, inflation is sticky and the Federal Reserve is sending a clear message that money may stay expensive for years. That reshapes how cash flows through everything from mortgages to money market funds. That shift can h... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

KBRA Assigns Ratings to First Merchants Corporation

NEW YORK, September 17, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, and a short-term debt rating of K2 to Muncie, Indiana-based First Merchants Corporation ("FRME" or "the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

First Merchants Corporation MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation declared a cash dividend on August 14, 2026 of $0.37 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 18, 2026 to common shareho... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

First Merchants plans full-year 2026 net charge-offs at 40-45 bps while reaffirming mid-single-digit loan growth

Earnings Call Insights: First Merchants Corporation (FRME) Q2 2026 MANAGEMENT VIEW * “Second quarter reported net income totaled $43.5 million or $0.70 per diluted share,” and results were “negatively impacted by 2 loans that were move... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

First Merchants Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points Interested in First Merchants Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. First Merchants beat on earnings in Q2 2026 with net income of $43.5 million, or $0.70 per share, as stronger net interest income and margin expans... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Small-cap outperformance is persisting — and these 15 quality stocks pay rich dividends

U.S. small-cap stocks have beaten the largest stocks for over a year. - Getty Images Look for small-cap U.S. stocks to continue beating the largest stocks. That's because small-cap relative strength trends tend to persist, and U.S. small... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Why Did Piper Sandler Raise First Merchants (FRME) Stock Price Target?

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) is one of the top bank stocks to buy now according to analysts. The Street has a Buy rating on First Merchants stock and projects a more than 16% upside to the current share price.Why Did Piper San... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

First Merchants Corporation 7.50% PFD SER Aprice alerts declares $0.4688 dividend

* First Merchants Corporation 7.50% PFD SER Aprice alerts (FRMEP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FRMEP]) declares $0.4688/share quarterly dividend [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20580857-first-merchants-corporation-announces-cash-dividend... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on its Preferred Stock

First Merchants Corporation MUNCIE, Ind., July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

First Merchants Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast

MUNCIE, Ind., July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webc... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

3 Reasons to Sell FRME and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

3 Reasons to Sell FRME and 1 Stock to Buy Instead First Merchants's 11.3% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 5%, and its stock price has climbed to $42.59 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly resu... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 months ago

3 Stocks That Could Be Trading At A Discount Of Up To 34.5%

The United States market has shown a remarkable 26% increase over the past year, despite remaining flat over the last week, with expectations for earnings to grow by 16% annually in the coming years. In this context, identifying stocks tha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 months ago

June 2026's Top Stocks Estimated Below Intrinsic Value

In the last week, the United States market has stayed flat, yet it has experienced a significant 26% increase over the past year with earnings forecasted to grow by 16% annually. In such a robust environment, identifying stocks that are es... Full story