First Merchants

FRME

Market cap $2.14B

MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) 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 November 14, 2025, to stockholders of record on October 31, 2025.

AEG, FMAO and FRME made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on October 2, 2025.

MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) will release its third quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The Corporation will host an earnings conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does First Merchants (FRME) have what it takes?

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FSFG) to First Merchants Corporation (NasdaqGS: FRME). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of First Savings will receive 0.85 of a share of First Merchants common stock for each share of First Savings that they own. KSF is seeking.

MUNCIE, Ind. and JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq: FRME) (“First Merchants”) and First Savings Financial Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: FSFG) (“First Savings”) today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which First Savings will merge with and into First Merchants in an all-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $241.3 million. Immediately following the merger, First Savings Bank will merge with and into First Merchants Bank.

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 Terence McEvoy - Stephens Inc., Research Division Brendan Nosal - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Nathan Race - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Damon Del Monte - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Brian Martin - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Research Division Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the First Merchants Corporation Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Before we begin, management would like to remind you that today's call contains forward-looking statements with respect to future performance and financial condition of First Merchants Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties.

First Merchants (FRME) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.98 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.68 per share a year ago.