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Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.32%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $1,068.12

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,254,571.17

First Merchants Insider Trading History Chart

First Merchants Share Price & Price History

^$43.48

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As of 11/15/2024 01:00 AM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

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First Merchants Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/30/2024	Patrick J Fehring	Director	Sell	23,936	$32.51	$778,159.36	122,706
3/29/2024	Michael J Stewart	President	Buy	36	$29.67	$1,068.12	88,952
2/28/2024	Stephan Fluhler	Insider	Sell	3,193	$33.17	$105,911.81	24,070
12/19/2023	Michael C Rechin	Director	Sell	10,000	$37.05	$370,500.00	85,834
7/28/2023	Jason R Sondhi	Director	Buy	458	$32.16	$14,729.28	458
3/3/2023	Gary Lehman	Director	Sell	1,465	$40.09	$58,731.85	45,010
10/31/2022	Stephan Fluhler	Insider	Sell	3,174	$44.29	$140,576.46	22,576
10/28/2022	Charles E Schalliol	Director	Sell	24,523	$44.25	$1,085,142.75	32,020
5/20/2022	Patrick J Fehring	Director	Sell	10,400	$38.40	$399,360.00	138,988
5/18/2022	Patrick J Fehring	Director	Sell	1,400	$39.43	$55,202.00	149,988
5/2/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$40.19	$482.28	51,125
4/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$41.97	$503.64	51,113
3/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$43.10	$517.20
2/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$42.73	$512.76
1/3/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$41.94	$503.28
12/9/2021	Stephan Fluhler	Insider	Sell	3,155	$40.34	$127,272.70
12/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$40.65	$487.80

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME)

73.92% of First Merchants stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

First Merchants Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/16/2024	Geode Capital Management LLC	1,400,821	$52.12M	0.0%	+0.8%	2.388%
11/15/2024	Barclays PLC	112,290	$4.18M	0.0%	+89.5%	0.191%
11/15/2024	Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.	750	$28K	0.0%	+108.3%	0.001%
11/15/2024	Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd	24,174	$0.90M	0.1%	+123.8%	0.041%
11/15/2024	Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC	5,967	$0.22M	0.0%	-4.0%	0.010%
11/15/2024	Jane Street Group LLC	83,696	$3.11M	0.0%	+0.7%	0.143%
11/15/2024	State Street Corp	1,956,559	$72.78M	0.0%	-4.6%	3.335%
11/15/2024	Stifel Financial Corp	43,275	$1.61M	0.0%	+13.1%	0.074%
11/15/2024	Systematic Financial Management LP	682,675	$25.40M	0.6%	+15.8%	1.164%
11/15/2024	Point72 DIFC Ltd	4,109	$0.15M	0.0%	N/A	0.007%
11/15/2024	Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC	82,318	$3.06M	0.0%	+1.1%	0.140%
11/15/2024	Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd.	6,067	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
11/14/2024	UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	102,823	$3.83M	0.0%	-12.2%	0.175%
11/13/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	16,772	$0.62M	0.0%	+41.1%	0.029%
11/13/2024	Quantbot Technologies LP	7,155	$0.27M	0.0%	+181.4%	0.012%
11/13/2024	FMR LLC	78,194	$2.91M	0.0%	+2,420.8%	0.133%
11/13/2024	Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP	13,267	$0.49M	0.1%	+34.7%	0.023%
11/13/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	474,438	$17.65M	0.0%	-2.8%	0.809%
11/13/2024	Fisher Asset Management LLC	447,785	$16.66M	0.0%	-2.8%	0.763%
11/12/2024	Eagle Asset Management Inc.	424,130	$15.78M	0.1%	+93.3%	0.723%
11/12/2024	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	722,148	$26.86M	0.0%	+0.7%	1.231%
11/12/2024	Integrated Investment Consultants LLC	11,710	$0.44M	0.0%	-4.2%	0.020%
11/9/2024	Intech Investment Management LLC	10,632	$0.40M	0.0%	N/A	0.018%
11/8/2024	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	24,867	$0.93M	0.0%	+4.2%	0.042%
11/8/2024	Phocas Financial Corp.	240,230	$8.94M	0.0%	-5.8%	0.409%
11/7/2024	OneAscent Financial Services LLC	123,037	$4.58M	3.3%	N/A	0.210%
11/7/2024	Quest Partners LLC	35,355	$1.32M	0.1%	+2,517.0%	0.060%
11/7/2024	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	40,838	$1.52M	0.0%	+7.9%	0.070%
11/6/2024	Natixis Advisors LLC	10,041	$0.37M	0.0%	N/A	0.017%
11/6/2024	Empowered Funds LLC	211,132	$7.85M	0.1%	+6.1%	0.360%
11/6/2024	Connable Office Inc.	12,031	$0.45M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.021%
11/6/2024	KBC Group NV	2,387	$89K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
11/6/2024	Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	41,256	$1.54M	0.0%	-1.8%	0.070%
11/5/2024	Victory Capital Management Inc.	1,003,206	$37.32M	0.0%	-1.8%	1.710%
11/1/2024	Assetmark Inc.	3,616	$0.14M	0.0%	+12.0%	0.006%
10/31/2024	Principal Financial Group Inc.	886,088	$32.96M	0.0%	+1.3%	1.512%
10/29/2024	Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.	18,321	$0.68M	0.0%	+5.8%	0.031%
10/29/2024	Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc.	77,303	$2.88M	2.9%	+2.1%	0.132%
10/28/2024	Norris Perne & French LLP MI	6,834	$0.25M	0.0%	-9.4%	0.012%
10/28/2024	US Bancorp DE	17,072	$0.64M	0.0%	+10.6%	0.029%
10/23/2024	Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co	5,465	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.009%
10/23/2024	Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.	10,238	$0.38M	0.0%	-3.0%	0.017%
10/18/2024	Blue Trust Inc.	1,893	$70K	0.0%	+78.9%	0.003%
10/15/2024	Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC	5,602	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
10/15/2024	Zhang Financial LLC	7,258	$0.27M	0.0%	-12.1%	0.012%
10/11/2024	Creative Planning	15,897	$0.59M	0.0%	+25.8%	0.027%
10/11/2024	Wedge Capital Management L L P NC	23,751	$0.88M	0.0%	-6.5%	0.041%
10/11/2024	Sapient Capital LLC	8,455	$0.32M	0.0%	-15.0%	0.014%
10/10/2024	Inspire Investing LLC	11,077	$0.41M	0.0%	+4.4%	0.019%
10/8/2024	CWM LLC	3,174	$0.12M	0.0%	+65.3%	0.005%
10/3/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	10,508	$0.39M	0.0%	N/A	0.018%
9/5/2024	Sanctuary Advisors LLC	42,393	$1.45M	0.0%	N/A	0.072%
8/30/2024	Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL	1,022	$34K	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
8/22/2024	Aurora Investment Counsel	35,710	$1.19M	0.7%	-2.2%	0.061%
8/16/2024	Systematic Financial Management LP	589,356	$19.62M	0.6%	-0.8%	1.006%
8/16/2024	Creative Planning	12,635	$0.42M	0.0%	+12.0%	0.022%
8/16/2024	Algert Global LLC	9,904	$0.33M	0.0%	N/A	0.017%
8/15/2024	Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC	11,776	$0.39M	0.0%	-39.7%	0.020%
8/15/2024	Millennium Management LLC	84,291	$2.81M	0.0%	+25.1%	0.144%
8/15/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	488,087	$16.25M	0.0%	-6.0%	0.833%
8/15/2024	Earnest Partners LLC	2,694,006	$89.68M	0.4%	+2.9%	4.598%
8/15/2024	Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd.	24,989	$0.83M	0.7%	-50.0%	0.043%
8/15/2024	AQR Capital Management LLC	138,446	$4.61M	0.0%	+1.0%	0.236%
8/14/2024	ProShare Advisors LLC	200,057	$6.66M	0.0%	-15.7%	0.341%
8/13/2024	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	37,857	$1.26M	0.0%	-2.1%	0.065%
8/13/2024	Sei Investments Co.	213,656	$7.11M	0.0%	+5.0%	0.365%
8/13/2024	Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado	695,766	$23.16M	0.1%	-0.2%	1.188%
8/12/2024	Inspire Investing LLC	10,614	$0.35M	0.0%	+3.2%	0.018%
8/12/2024	Hsbc Holdings PLC	7,074	$0.23M	0.0%	+7.9%	0.012%
8/10/2024	Denali Advisors LLC	204,177	$6.80M	1.9%	+39.5%	0.349%
8/9/2024	Renaissance Technologies LLC	58,820	$1.96M	0.0%	+59.3%	0.100%
8/9/2024	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	3,475,053	$115.68M	0.0%	+5.5%	5.932%
8/8/2024	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	178,829	$5.95M	0.0%	+2.5%	0.305%
8/8/2024	Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	42,020	$1.40M	0.0%	+10.7%	0.072%
8/8/2024	William Blair Investment Management LLC	825,253	$27.47M	0.1%	-0.2%	1.409%
8/8/2024	American Century Companies Inc.	1,462,181	$48.68M	0.0%	-0.3%	2.496%
8/6/2024	Quest Partners LLC	1,351	$45K	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
8/6/2024	Great Lakes Advisors LLC	135,495	$4.51M	0.0%	-1.8%	0.231%
8/5/2024	Victory Capital Management Inc.	1,021,127	$33.99M	0.0%	-3.6%	1.743%
8/2/2024	Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc.	246,847	$8.22M	0.7%	N/A	0.421%
8/1/2024	Rhumbline Advisers	110,923	$3.69M	0.0%	+0.2%	0.189%
8/1/2024	Waterfront Wealth Inc.	26,433	$0.88M	0.2%	+1.1%	0.045%
7/30/2024	BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.	157,494	$5.24M	0.0%	+2.0%	0.269%
7/29/2024	Principal Financial Group Inc.	874,567	$29.11M	0.0%	-3.9%	1.493%
7/29/2024	Innealta Capital LLC	2,379	$79K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
7/29/2024	Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc.	75,703	$2.52M	3.6%	-3.4%	0.129%
7/29/2024	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	13,176	$0.44M	0.0%	+22.4%	0.022%
7/26/2024	Bailard Inc.	20,600	$0.69M	0.0%	-5.5%	0.035%
7/26/2024	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	450,842	$15.01M	0.0%	-3.3%	0.770%
7/25/2024	First Merchants Corp	581,863	$19.37M	0.8%	+457.3%	0.993%
7/23/2024	Security Financial Services INC.	6,912	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.012%
7/20/2024	Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.	10,552	$0.35M	0.0%	+60.6%	0.018%
7/17/2024	AlphaMark Advisors LLC	8,975	$0.30M	0.1%	N/A	0.015%
7/10/2024	CWM LLC	1,920	$64K	0.0%	+511.5%	0.003%
6/4/2024	Aurora Investment Counsel	36,507	$1.27M	0.7%	N/A	0.062%
5/29/2024	Pathway Financial Advisers LLC	5,540	$0.19M	0.1%	N/A	0.009%
5/28/2024	Boston Partners	828,212	$28.81M	0.0%	-3.8%	1.414%
5/17/2024	Comerica Bank	7,266	$0.25M	0.0%	+1,313.6%	0.012%
5/16/2024	California State Teachers Retirement System	59,784	$2.09M	0.0%	-5.0%	0.102%
5/16/2024	EJF Capital LLC	14,170	$0.50M	0.3%	-85.2%	0.024%

Data available starting January 2016

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

Today's Range

Now: $43.48

$42.75

$44.00

50 Day Range

MA: $38.04

$35.52

$44.54

52 Week Range

Now: $43.48

$30.20

$45.08

Volume

240,375 shs

Average Volume

383,424 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.55 billion

P/E Ratio

14.35

Dividend Yield

3.22%

Beta

1.01

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of First Merchants?: First Merchants' top insider shareholders include:
Patrick J Fehring (Director)
Michael J Stewart (President)
Michael C Rechin (Director)
Gary Lehman (Director)
Stephan Fluhler (Insider)
Jason R Sondhi (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at First Merchants.
Who are the major institutional investors of First Merchants?: First Merchants' top institutional investors include:
State Street Corp — 3.33%
Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.39%
Victory Capital Management Inc. — 1.71%
Principal Financial Group Inc. — 1.51%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. — 1.23%
Systematic Financial Management LP — 1.16%
Learn More about top institutional investors of First Merchants stock.
Which major investors are selling First Merchants stock?: In the last quarter, FRME stock was sold by these institutional investors:
State Street Corp
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Phocas Financial Corp.
UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Fisher Asset Management LLC
Wedge Capital Management L L P NC
Sapient Capital LLC
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold First Merchants company stock include:
Patrick J Fehring (Director)
Michael J Stewart (President)
Michael C Rechin (Director)
Learn More investors selling First Merchants stock.
Which major investors are buying First Merchants stock?: In the previous quarter, FRME stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Eagle Asset Management Inc.
OneAscent Financial Services LLC
Systematic Financial Management LP
FMR LLC
Barclays PLC
Quest Partners LLC
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd
Empowered Funds LLC
In the previous year, these company insiders have bought First Merchants stock:
Patrick J Fehring (Director)
Michael J Stewart (President)
Learn More investors buying First Merchants stock.