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First Merchants (FRME)

(Real Time Quote from BATS)

$40.98 USD

40.98
126,887

-0.49 (-1.18%)

Updated Sep 1, 2026 02:26 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.80%
2Buy18.13%
3Hold10.19%
4Sell5.73%
5Strong Sell3.17%
S&P50011.53%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value F Growth B Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 28% (70 out of 248)

Industry: Banks - Midwest

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Zacks Value Investor Highlights: Truist Financial, First Merchants, Valley National, Simmons First National and Prosperity Bancshares

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5 of the Cheapest Bank Stocks for 2026

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Does First Merchants (FRME) Have the Potential to Rally 26.14% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?

by Zacks Equity Research

The consensus price target hints at a 26.1% upside potential for First Merchants (FRME). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.

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First Merchants (FRME) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Although the revenue and EPS for First Merchants (FRME) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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First Merchants (FRME) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates

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First Merchants (FRME) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +3.13% and -0.07%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock?

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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does First Merchants (FRME) have what it takes? Let's find out.

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Best Value Stock to Buy for October 3rd

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AEG, FMAO and FRME made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on October 3, 2025.

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First Merchants (FRME) Could Be a Great Choice

by Zacks Equity Research

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does First Merchants (FRME) have what it takes? Let's find out.

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First Merchants (FRME) Surpasses Q2 Earnings Estimates

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First Merchants (FRME) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +4.26% and -1.13%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?