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NASDAQ: FRME
First Merchants (FRME) stock, explained like you're 5
First Merchants trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FRME. It is a mid cap company in the major banks industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 2.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- FRME
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Major Banks
- Size
- Mid cap, about 2.4 billion dollars
Is First Merchants a small, medium or large cap company?
No. First Merchants is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 2.4 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How First Merchants makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves FRME stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- 2 Bank Stocks to Target This Week and 1 We Ignore (Yahoo Finance)
- 497 holdings entries total $3.05B in First Merchants (FRME) investment report (Stock Titan)
- Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Stock: First Merchants Corp Lowers Stake (MarketBeat)
- First Merchants declares $46.88 preferred dividend; payable Nov 16, 2026 (TradingView)
- First Merchants stock last at USD 39.60, 12.64 percent below its high (ad-hoc-news.de)
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Questions about First Merchants stock
What does First Merchants do?
First Merchants trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FRME. It is a mid cap company in the major banks industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 2.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for First Merchants?
First Merchants trades under the ticker FRME on the Nasdaq.
What is First Merchants's market cap?
First Merchants is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 2.4 billion dollars.
How does First Merchants make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves FRME stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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