First Merchants Corporation Stock News

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.

Robust loan pipelines and a prospective shift in the asset mix will likely drive earnings. A tariff-driven economic slowdown in FRME's markets will likely drag profits. I've raised my EPS estimate to $3.90 from my previous estimate of $3.60 because the efficiency ratio has been better than expected.

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Mark Hardwick - CEO & Director Michael Stewart - President Michele Kawiecki - Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer John Martin - Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division T...

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 sha...

MUNCIE, Ind., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq:FRME) will release second quarter 2025 financial results on July 23, 2025. The Corporation will host a second quarter 2025 earnings conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

MUNCIE, Ind., May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) has amended the ex-dividend date for its recently declared cash dividend of $0.36 from June 5, 2025, to June 6, 2025.  The payment date for the quarterly dividend will remain as June 20, 2025, as previously announced on May 16, 2025.

MUNCIE, Ind., May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) declared a cash dividend on May 16, 2025 of $0.36 per share. The dividend is payable on June 20, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of June 6, 2025. For purposes of broker trading, the ex-date of the cash dividend is June 5, 2025.

First Merchants Corporation has seen a 27.5% increase in shares since my 'buy' rating in June 2024, outperforming the S&P 500's 7% rise. Despite growth in key balance sheet areas, recent financial performance has been mixed, with revenue and profit volatility prompting a downgrade to 'hold'. The bank's loan portfolio is diversified, but a high proportion of variable-rate loans could impact inco...