Hovde Group upgraded First Merchants from Market Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $50.00
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2025 | $50.00 | Market Perform → Outperform | Hovde Group |
| 8/12/2024 | $35.00 → $38.00 | Market Perform | Hovde Group |
| 8/7/2024 | $45.00 → $38.00 | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Stephens |
| 2/21/2023 | $50.00 | Strong Buy → Outperform | Raymond James |
| 7/7/2022 | Outperform → Strong Buy | Raymond James | |
| 12/13/2021 | $47.00 | Market Perform → Outperform | Hovde Group |
| 7/29/2021 | $48.00 | Neutral → Buy | Janney |
| 7/28/2021 | $55.00 → $47.00 | Outperform | Raymond James |
MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation declared a cash dividend on August 15, 2025 of $0.36 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 19, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of September 5, 2025. About First Merchants Corporation: First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank). First Merchants Corporation's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are ca
MUNCIE, Ind., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) Second Quarter 2025 Highlights: Net income available to common stockholders was $56.4 million and diluted earnings per common share totaled $0.98 in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $39.5 million and $0.68 in the second quarter of 2024, and $54.9 million and $0.94 in the first quarter of 2025.Robust capital position with Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.35%.Repurchased 818,480 shares totaling $31.7 million year-to-date; Repurchased 582,486 shares totaling $22.1 million during the second quarter.Total loans grew $297.6 million, or 9.1% annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and $653.
MUNCIE, Ind., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ:FRMEP) each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will be payable on August 15, 2025, to stockholders of record on July 30, 2025. About First Merchants Corporation: First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. Th
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Hovde Group upgraded First Merchants from Market Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $50.00
Hovde Group resumed coverage of First Merchants with a rating of Market Perform and set a new price target of $38.00 from $35.00 previously
Stephens downgraded First Merchants from Overweight to Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $38.00 from $45.00 previously
MUNCIE, Ind., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation announced that Jean L. Wojtowicz has been appointed as First Merchants Corporation and First Merchants Bank Chair of the Board of Directors. Effective May 7, 2024, Wojtowicz succeeds Charles E. Schalliol, who retired after serving as Chair for the past seventeen years. Schalliol said, "It has been my pleasure to serve as Chair of the Board of First Merchants for the past 17 years during which time First Merchants has enjoyed unprecedented success. I am confident that Jean will do an excellent job building on that success." "Leading this esteemed board is a privilege I take seriously," says Wojtowicz. "The fina
MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Merchants Corporation, an $18 billion financial holding company, has appointed Dr. Mung Chiang to the Board of Directors of First Merchants Corporation and First Merchants Bank. Dr. Chiang, President of Purdue University, is a strong advocate of partnerships that effectively drive strong and sustained economic growth and vitality in Indiana and across the Midwest. "First Merchants' Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Dr. Chiang as our newest Board member," said Board Chairman Charles E. Schalliol. "I believe First Merchants
MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation, an $18 billion financial holding company, has appointed Dr. Mung Chiang to the Board of Directors of First Merchants Corporation and First Merchants Bank. Dr. Chiang, President of Purdue University, is a strong advocate of partnerships that effectively drive strong and sustained economic growth and vitality in Indiana and across the Midwest. "First Merchants' Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Dr. Chiang as our newest Board member," said Board Chairman Charles E. Schalliol. "I believe First Merchants' shareholders and clients will share our enthusiasm in welcoming Mung's executive leadership and business ac
MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation declared a cash dividend on August 15, 2025 of $0.36 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 19, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of September 5, 2025. About First Merchants Corporation: First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank). First Merchants Corporation's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are ca
MUNCIE, Ind., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) Second Quarter 2025 Highlights: Net income available to common stockholders was $56.4 million and diluted earnings per common share totaled $0.98 in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $39.5 million and $0.68 in the second quarter of 2024, and $54.9 million and $0.94 in the first quarter of 2025.Robust capital position with Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.35%.Repurchased 818,480 shares totaling $31.7 million year-to-date; Repurchased 582,486 shares totaling $22.1 million during the second quarter.Total loans grew $297.6 million, or 9.1% annualized, on a linked quarter basis, and $653.
MUNCIE, Ind., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ:FRMEP) each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will be payable on August 15, 2025, to stockholders of record on July 30, 2025. About First Merchants Corporation: First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. Th
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