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FRME

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Nasdaq· National Commercial Banks· Inc. IN· CIK 0000712534 Traditional Finance
$40.68 −0.15 (−0.37%)
Oct 23 4:00 PM ET · prev $40.83
Market cap
$2.6B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
75% Buy or better · 12 analysts
Median target
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1 year
+10.7%
from $36.75 · Oct 27
30 days
+0.8%
from $40.37
52-week range
$34.99–45.23
−10% from high · low Nov 17
Avg volume 20D
463.8K
shares / day
Short interest
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Insider net
−$1.0M
0 buyers · 2 sellers · since Mar 31
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
13
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 12 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 2 bullish · 10 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 11/12
Strongest BULLISH First Merchants Corporation reported Q3 2026 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.09 (adjusted $1.10), beating consensus…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    2 insiders sold $1.0M.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 19 added (0 new), 13 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    9 of 12 rate it Buy or better.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    0% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCTRIM697,055$30.5M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPTRIM696,621$30.4M
Bank of New York Mellon CorpTRIM415,568$18.2M
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.TRIM204,281$7.9M
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED159,382$7.0M
Creative PlanningADD145,215$6.3M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD134,606$5.9M
SEI INVESTMENTS COTRIM92,890$4.1M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

12 analysts
Buy 75% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy2Buy7Hold3Sell0Strong Sell0

Fresh Price Targets

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Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 6, 2026Raymond James
UPGRADE
UPGRADEOutperform
Oct 5, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Jun 26, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$1.0M
sold · 2 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 30, 2026
Johnson Kevin D
Director
AWARD$21.8K
Sep 30, 2026
KELLOGG CLARK C
Director
AWARD$22.6K
Sep 30, 2026
Sondhi Jason R
Director
AWARD$23.4K
Sep 30, 2026
Brooks Susan W
Director
AWARD$22.6K
Sep 30, 2026
FISHER MICHAEL J
Director
AWARD$21.8K
Sep 30, 2026
Fultz Paul G
Director
AWARD$22.6K
Sep 30, 2026
Becher Michael R
Director
AWARD$24.2K
Sep 30, 2026
Myers Larry W
Director
AWARD$22.6K

Earnings setup

Estimates

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Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
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shares short
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
First Merchants Corporation reported Q3 2026 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.09 (adjusted $1.10), beating consensus of $1.00 by…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
First Merchants reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.10, beating consensus of $1.04 by 5.8%, with net interest margin…
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 6/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings
First Merchants Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) (the
Oct 15, 2026 SEC
First Merchants Corporation announced a routine quarterly cash dividend on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual…
8-K — Impact 2/10
Oct 15, 2026 Press
First Merchants Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% preferred stock. This…
Impact 2/10
Oct 1, 2026 Press
First Merchants Corporation announced that CEO Mark Hardwick will retire at year-end 2026, with current Bank President…
Impact 3/10
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
Johnson Kevin D was granted 549 shares
Director @ $39.78 ($21.8K)
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
KELLOGG CLARK C was granted 569 shares
Director @ $39.78 ($22.6K)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings
First Merchants Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) (the
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings result
FRME Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.1 (+4.0% vs est)
Oct 15, 2026
Dividend
First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Its Preferred Stock
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%...
Oct 1, 2026
Leadership
First Merchants Bank CEO Mark Hardwick to retire at the end of 2026 and President Mike Stewart to become President and CEO
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) today announced that CEO Mark Hardwick will retire at the…
Sep 30, 2026
Earnings
First Merchants Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast
MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on…

SecBot reports

13 filings · 4 press releases · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 mixed · 10 neutral
All FRME filing & press-release reports (17)