First Merchants (STU:FM5) Valuation Rank

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STU:FM5 First Merchants Corp STU:FM5
60 GF Score
Price €37.80
GF Value €35.13
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is First Merchants Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

First Merchants Valuation Rank Related Terms

STU:FM5
60GF Score
First Merchants Corp STU:FM5
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Is First Merchants (STU:FM5) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Merchants stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €37.80 is trading 7.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €35.13.

Key valuation signals for STU:FM5:

  • Valuation Rank:
  • GF Value™: €35.13 vs. price of €37.80 (7.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:FM5 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

First Merchants Business Description

Other Exchanges FRME:USA
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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€37.80
Price
€35.13
GF Value