FRME (First Merchants) Short Interest


FRME First Merchants Corp FRME
60 GF Score
Price $42.73
GF Value $39.78
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is First Merchants Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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FRME vs CUBI, TRMK, WAFD: Short Interest Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Merchants's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

First Merchants Short Interest vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Merchants's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Merchants's Short Interest falls into.


FRME
60GF Score
First Merchants Corp FRME
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Is First Merchants (FRME) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Merchants stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $42.73 is trading 7.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $39.78. GuruFocus considers First Merchants to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRME:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: $39.78 vs. price of $42.73 (7.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 5 warning signs

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First Merchants Business Description

Address 200 East Jackson Street, P.O. BOX 792, Muncie, IN, USA, 47305-2814
First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment, which is community banking.
60GF Score

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$42.73
Price
$39.78
GF Value