FRME

Conviction 40FinancialsScan · Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Tweezer bottom

First Merchants Corp (FRME) closed at $40.53 (+1.25%) on Sep 24, 2026. Its latest daily candle is a tweezer bottom. Price is below its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 40, RS Rating 41, -10.4% from its 52-week high, +8.1% year to date. Sector: Financials · NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS.

FRME$40.53+1.25%

ResistanceSupportVol 14Insider sell

Vol MA14 525.46K

Jun 26Jul 15Aug 3Aug 19Sep 8Sep 24

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKSwww.firstmerchants.com ↗

Price40.53

Change+1.25%

Gap+0.69%

Rel volume1.66×

Avg volume488.92K

Avg $ vol20.11M

SMA 2041.20

SMA 5042.32

SMA 20040.50

Price vs 50-4.24%

Price vs 200+0.08%

MA stackmixed

50/200 cross—

Supertrenddown · 42.45

RSI (14)40

MACD hist-0.05

MACD crossbear · 5d

Stoch %K / %D25 / 14

ADX (14)26

+DI / −DI16 / 32

RSI divergenceBullish

MACD divergenceBullish

ATR %1.82%

ADR %1.74%

52w high45.23

52w low34.99

From 52w high-10.39%

Above 52w low+15.83%

New 52w highNo

SqueezeOn · 8d

Bollinger width5.20%

%B0.19

Donchian pos24.03%

Donchian high42.30

Donchian low39.97

AVWAP (52w high)42.19

vs AVWAP high-3.93%

AVWAP (52w low)40.47

vs AVWAP low+0.16%

OBV trendDown

Chaikin MF (20)0.11

Today vs 20d1.66×

Avg vol (14d)525.46K

Avg vol (20d)488.92K

Avg $ vol (20d)20.11M

Market cap2.55B

RS Rating41 / 99

RS 3m (vs SPY)-11.04%

RS 6m (vs SPY)-10.66%

RS line new highNo

Trend template4/8

Technical rank49.5

1 week-0.90%

1 month-2.48%

3 months-6.55%

6 months+6.16%

1 year+2.43%

YTD+8.08%

P/E11.30

P/B0.96

P/S—

P/FCF—

EPS3.88

Div yield3.25%

ROE8.46%

ROA1.07%

Debt/Eq—

Current—

EV/EBITDA—

Gross margin—

Net margin—

Rev growth—

EPS growth12.21%

Price target50.50

Target upside24.60%

Analyst ratingBuy

Institutional83.84%

Ent. value2.38B

Revenue—

Net income28.16M

Gross profit—

Free cash flow—

IndustryNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS

ExchangeNasdaq

Shares out63.02M

Employees2.09K

ListedTue, Jun 20, 1989

Free float61.77M

Float %98.0%

Short interest1.85M

Days to cover6.0d

Short volume41.2%

Squeeze score42 / 100

Next earnings—

EPS forecast—

Last EPS vs est$0.74 vs $1.03

Last surprise-28.2% miss

Setup gradeD

Conviction40 / 100

Pattern quality—

Tech rank49.5 / 100

Group rank77 / 100

Status lane—

Setup direction—

Pattern family

Resistance—

Support—

Days since event—

Candle confirmTweezer bottom

Financials as of Tue, Mar 31, 2026 · quarterly.

Congress activity

Disclosed STOCK Act trades in FRME

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No recent disclosed trades by Congress in FRME. STOCK Act filings can lag the trade by up to 45 days.

Insider activity

SEC Form 4 transactions in FRME · open-market 3 sells

Insider	Side	Shares	Value	Traded	Filed
FLUHLER STEPHAN Chief Information Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-19	Sell	4.08K	$176K	2026-08-19	2026-08-21
Scurlock Eva D. Chief Risk Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-03	Grant	4K	$175K	2026-08-03	2026-08-12
Scurlock Eva D. Chief Risk Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-02	Tax	224	$10K	2026-08-02	2026-08-12
Myers Larry W First Vice President · Common Stock · 2026-05-05	Other	—	—	2026-05-05	2026-05-22
Myers Larry W First Vice President · Common Stock · 2026-05-05	Sell	0.407	$17	2026-05-05	2026-05-22
Myers Larry W First Vice President · Common Stock · 2026-02-26	Sell	5K	$208K	2026-02-26	2026-05-18
Myers Larry W First Vice President · Common Stock · 2026-02-26	Other	—	—	2026-02-26	2026-05-18

SEC filings

EDGAR filings in FRME · 10 recent

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