First Merchants: I Prefer The Common Over The Preferred Stock [Seeking Alpha]
First Merchants Corporation (FRME)
Last first merchants corporation earnings: 4/23 08:00 am
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US:NASDAQ Investor Relations:
firstmerchants.com/news/2017/07/17/general/first-merchants-corporation-completes-its-merger-with-independent-alliance-banks-inc.
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FRME's common shares offer a compelling risk/reward profile, trading at under 10x earnings and below 1.5x tangible book value. The preferred stock appears less attractive due to a 5% premium over the call price and potential call risk, despite strong dividend coverage. I rate FRME common stock a buy based on robust book value growth, low payout ratio, and attractive valuation metrics. dm3d/iStock via Getty Images Introduction First Merchants Corporation ( FRME ) is an Indiana-based regional bank that has been able to grow its presence and footprint through well-timed acquisitions. As it has been a few years since I last looked at More on my IG service Consider joining European Small-Cap Ideas to gain exclusive access to actionable research on appealing Europe-focused investment opportunities, and to the real-time chat function to discuss ideas with similar-minded investors! This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar deriv
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- First Merchants (FRME): Assessing Valuation After a Modest One-Month Share Price Rebound [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
- First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) had its "hold (c+)" rating reaffirmed by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a>.MarketBeat
- 3 Reasons to Sell FRME and 1 Stock to Buy Instead [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Regional Banks Stocks Q3 Recap: Benchmarking First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
FRME
Earnings
- 10/22/25 - Beat
FRME
Sec Filings
- 11/14/25 - Form 8-K
- 11/14/25 - Form 8-K
- 11/6/25 - Form 424B3
- FRME's page on the SEC website