What is the current Price Target for the First Merchants Corporation stock?

The average First Merchants Corporation target price is $45.17. This is 25.53% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is 36.19%, the lowest is 16.73%. 6 Analysts have issued a price target First Merchants Corporation 2026 .

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First Merchants Corporation Forecast, price target & analysts

$35.98

2.84% yesterday

Nasdaq, Jun 13, 10:01 pm CET

ISIN

US3208171096

Symbol

FRME

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First Merchants Corporation Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

First Merchants Corporation Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy

83%

Hold

17%

First Merchants Corporation Price Target

Target Price	$45.17
Price	$35.98
Potential	25.53% register free of charge
Number of Estimates	6

	6 Analysts have issued a price target First Merchants Corporation 2026 . The average First Merchants Corporation target price is $45.17. This is 25.53% register free of charge higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $49.00 36.19% register free of charge , the lowest is $42.00 16.73% register free of charge .
	A rating was issued by 6 analysts: 5 Analysts recommend First Merchants Corporation to buy, 1 to hold and 0 to sell.
	Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
	Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the First Merchants Corporation stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 25.53% register free of charge . Most analysts recommend the First Merchants Corporation stock at Purchase.

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 & 2027

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Annually

	Dec '24	2025 Estimates
Earnings Per Share $	3.41	3.80
	8.58%	11.44%
P/E		9.46
EV/Sales		3.58

6 Analysts have issued a First Merchants Corporation forecast for earnings per share. The average First Merchants Corporation EPS is

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. This is

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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is

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, the lowest is

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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

2024	$3.41	8.58%
2025	$3.80 11.44% Unlock
2026	$4.02 5.79% Unlock

Current	10.14	11.30%
2025	9.46 6.66% Unlock
2026	8.96 5.29% Unlock

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Current First Merchants Corporation Upgrades & Downgrades

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Analyst	Rating	Action	Date
Piper Sandler	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Apr 28 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Apr 25 2025
Raymond James	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Apr 02 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Jan 31 2025
Piper Sandler	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Jan 31 2025
Raymond James	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Jan 31 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Locked ➜ Locked	Locked	Dec 04 2024

Analyst Rating	Date
Locked Piper Sandler: Locked ➜ Locked	Apr 28 2025
Locked Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: Locked ➜ Locked	Apr 25 2025
Locked Raymond James: Locked ➜ Locked	Apr 02 2025
Locked Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: Locked ➜ Locked	Jan 31 2025
Locked Piper Sandler: Locked ➜ Locked	Jan 31 2025
Locked Raymond James: Locked ➜ Locked	Jan 31 2025
Locked Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: Locked ➜ Locked	Dec 04 2024

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