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FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP) Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:FRMEP - US3208172086

25.8396 USD
+0.25 (+0.98%)
Last: 12/26/2025, 8:00:00 PM

FRMEP Key Statistics, Chart & Performance

Key Statistics
Market Cap1.49B
Revenue(TTM)667.89M
Net Income(TTM)231.41M
Shares57.83M
Float56.85M
52 Week High26.27
52 Week Low24.15
Yearly Dividend1.42
Dividend Yield3.75%
EPS(TTM)3.66
PE7.06
Fwd PE6.2
Earnings (Next)01-28 2026-01-28/bmo
IPO1989-06-20
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
GICS IndustryGroupBanks
GICS SubIndustryRegional Banks


FRMEP short term performance overview.The bars show the price performance of FRMEP in the last week, last 2 weeks, last month, last 3 and 6 months. 1 week 2 week 1 month 3 months 6 months 0 0.5 1 1.5

FRMEP long term performance overview.The bars show the price performance of FRMEP in the last 1, 2 and 3 years. 1 year 2 years 3 years 1 2 3 4

The current stock price of FRMEP is 25.8396 USD. In the past month the price decreased by -0.04%. In the past year, price increased by 0.23%.

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP / FRMEP Daily stock chart

FRMEP Competitors/Peers

The largest stocks on the US markets in the "Regional Banks" sub-industry
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TA
FA
PE
Market Cap
TFC TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 13.3 63.99B
HBANL HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES - HBAN 6 7/8 PERP 17.84 40.11B
HBANM HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES - HBAN 5.7 PERP 15.45 34.75B
BBT BEACON FINANCIAL CORP 11.43 34.07B
MTB M & T BANK CORP 12.6 31.46B
HBAN HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 12.29 27.64B
HBANP HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES - HBAN 4 1/2 PERP 12.08 27.15B
CFG CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 16.57 25.40B
RF REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 12.14 24.16B
EWBC EAST WEST BANCORP INC 12.66 15.80B
VLYPN VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP - VLY 8 1/4 PERP 31.63 14.47B
VLYPP VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP - VLY 8.11311 PERP 30.79 14.08B

About FRMEP

Company Profile

FRMEP logo image First Merchants Corp. (Indiana) is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. The company is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana and currently employs 2,120 full-time employees. The firm has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank (the Bank). The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank). Through the Bank, the Company offers a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services to meet the diverse needs of its customers. Its commercial banking team offers a full spectrum of debt capital, treasury management services and depository products. The consumer banking group offers a variety of consumer deposit and lending products. The mortgage banking team offers consumer mortgage solutions to assist with the purchase, refinance, construction or renovation of residential properties. Private Wealth Advisors offers personal wealth management services with expertise in investment management, private banking, fiduciary estate and financial planning. The Bank includes about 110 banking locations in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.

Company Info

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP

200 East Jackson Street, Po Box 792

Muncie INDIANA US

Employees: 2120

FRMEP Company Website

FRMEP Investor Relations

Phone: 17657471500

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP / FRMEP FAQ

What does FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP do?

First Merchants Corp. (Indiana) is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. The company is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana and currently employs 2,120 full-time employees. The firm has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank (the Bank). The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank). Through the Bank, the Company offers a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services to meet the diverse needs of its customers. Its commercial banking team offers a full spectrum of debt capital, treasury management services and depository products. The consumer banking group offers a variety of consumer deposit and lending products. The mortgage banking team offers consumer mortgage solutions to assist with the purchase, refinance, construction or renovation of residential properties. Private Wealth Advisors offers personal wealth management services with expertise in investment management, private banking, fiduciary estate and financial planning. The Bank includes about 110 banking locations in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.


Can you provide the latest stock price for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP?

The current stock price of FRMEP is 25.8396 USD. The price increased by 0.98% in the last trading session.


What is the dividend status of FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP?

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP) has a dividend yield of 3.75%. The yearly dividend amount is currently 1.42.


What is the ChartMill rating of FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP stock?

FRMEP has a ChartMill Technical rating of 3 out of 10 and a ChartMill Fundamental rating of 4 out of 10.


What is the Price/Earnings (PE) ratio of FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP)?

The PE ratio for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP) is 7.06. This is based on the reported non-GAAP earnings per share of 3.66 and the current share price of 25.8396 USD.


What is the market capitalization of FRMEP stock?

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP) has a market capitalization of 1.49B USD. This makes FRMEP a Small Cap stock.


Can you provide the short interest for FRMEP stock?

The outstanding short interest for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - FRME 7 1/2 PERP (FRMEP) is 0% of its float.


FRMEP Technical Analysis

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 3 / 10 to FRMEP. When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, FRMEP turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 42.5% of all stocks.


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FRMEP Fundamental Analysis

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to FRMEP. FRMEP has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation.


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FRMEP Financial Highlights

Over the last trailing twelve months FRMEP reported a non-GAAP Earnings per Share(EPS) of 3.66. The EPS increased by 9.25% compared to the year before.


Industry RankSector Rank
PM (TTM) 34.65%
ROA 1.23%
ROE 9.59%
Debt/Equity 0.16
Chartmill High Growth Momentum
EPS Q2Q%3.16%
Sales Q2Q%6.52%
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.68%

FRMEP Forecast & Estimates

12 analysts have analysed FRMEP and the average price target is 31.4 USD. This implies a price increase of 21.52% is expected in the next year compared to the current price of 25.8396.

For the next year, analysts expect an EPS growth of 20.69% and a revenue growth 3.04% for FRMEP


Analysts
Analysts80
Price Target31.4 (21.52%)
EPS Next Y20.69%
Revenue Next Year3.04%

FRMEP Ownership

Ownership
Inst Owners78.76%
Ins Owners1.62%
Short Float %0%
Short Ratio0.94