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First Merchants

US · FRME #2629 by market cap Listed 1970
39.29 -0.38 -0.96%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 30s ago · 2026-10-08 06:49
Pre-market 39.30 +0.02%
After-hours 39.29 0.00%
Market cap
2.47B
P/B
0.92
EPS
3.88
Reader sentiment Are you bullish or bearish on FRME?

Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.

Analyst consensus 2 analysts

Buy
Avg price target 48.00 +22.2%
Price target rangecurrent 39.29
Low46.00
Avg48.00
High50.00
Buy 100% Hold 0% Sell 0%
Recent ratings (14)
DateFirmAnalystRatingTarget
2026-10-05 Piper Sandler -- BUY 46.00
2026-09-25 Piper Sandler -- BUY 51.00
2026-08-11 Piper Sandler -- BUY 51.00
2026-07-27 Piper Sandler -- BUY 51.00
2026-07-24 KBW -- BUY 50.00
2026-06-26 Piper Sandler -- BUY 51.00
2026-06-25 Piper Sandler -- BUY 49.00
2026-04-24 KBW -- BUY 50.00
2026-04-23 Piper Sandler -- BUY 49.00
2026-02-04 Piper Sandler -- BUY 49.00
2026-01-27 Piper Sandler -- BUY 46.00
2025-10-27 Piper Sandler -- BUY 46.00
2025-10-23 Piper Sandler -- BUY 48.00
2025-10-23 KBW -- BUY 50.00

Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side

Momentum strategy signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Buy

Signals diverge - worth digging into why.

Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.

Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years

Earnings history price reaction on the day

PeriodReport dateSessionOptions expectedActual move
2026/Q2 2026-07-22 After close ±11.78% -4.25% (in line)
2026/Q1 2026-04-22 After close ±10.34% -1.66% (in line)
2025/Q4 2026-01-26 After close -- +0.47%
2025/Q3 2025-10-22 -- -- -0.84%
2025/Q2 2025-07-23 -- -- -0.60%
2025/Q1 2025-04-24 -- -- -1.14%
2024/Q4 2025-01-30 -- -- +3.51%
2024/Q3 2024-10-24 -- -- -3.64%
2024/Q2 2024-07-25 -- ±3.03% +2.04% (in line)
2024/Q1 2024-04-25 -- -- -1.68%
2023/Q4 2024-01-25 -- -- -2.92%
2023/Q3 2023-10-26 -- -- +3.22%

"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.

Quote time 2026-10-08 06:49:51 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.