FRME
HoldFull HouseFirst Merchants Corporation · Financial Services · United States · $2.6B cap · $20.8M/day traded
$41.09 +1.0% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
Reported 21 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate fell 0.9% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for First Merchants Corporation (FRME) is 62/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 55, Value 51, Momentum 50, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
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First Merchants Corporation is a prominent regional bank holding company providing comprehensive financial services through its subsidiary, First Merchants Bank. The company's competitive strength lies in its deep roots within Indiana and Ohio communities, fostering strong customer relationships and local market expertise. First Merchants has grown strategically through acquisitions, maintaining a diversified loan portfolio and an emphasis on community-focused banking.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 628.1M | 651.0M | 626.7M | 662.9M | 1.8% | 676.1M | 777.2M | 816.9M | 11.0% |
| EPS | 3.82 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.42 | 3.90 | 0.5% | 3.22 | 3.88 | 4.44 | 6.7% |
| Shares | — | 59.2M | 59.4M | 58.0M | 57.0M | -3.7% | 62.8M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 975.0M | 871.5M | 916.1M | 856.2M | -4.2% | 1.2B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 2.0B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 2.5B | 6.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 284.3M | 258.8M | 266.2M | 283.6M | -0.1% | 283.6M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -462.7M | -344.4M | -252.4M | -773.8M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | 133.8M | 75.6M | -38.8M | 486.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 9% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 88% of stocks we rank over the past year (22% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of FRME are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRME | First Merchants Corporation(you) | $2.6B | 62 | Hold |
| BANR | Banner Corporation | $2.6B | 63 | Hold |
| MBIN | Merchants Bancorp | $2.2B | 62 | Hold |
| SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | $2.4B | 58 | Hold |
| FBNC | First Bancorp | $2.7B | 66 | Buy |
| PRK | Park National Corporation | $3.3B | 61 | Hold |
| BBT | Beacon Financial Corporation | $2.5B | 68 | Buy |
| TRMK | Trustmark Corporation | $2.7B | 68 | Buy |
| MCHB | Mechanics Bancorp | $3.4B | 59 | Hold |
| EFSC | Enterprise Financial Services Corp | $2.2B | 56 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.4%
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