FRME Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.32%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $15,797.40
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,254,571.17

First Merchants Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at First Merchants by year and by quarter.

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First Merchants Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $32.33
Price Change: Price Increase of +0.41 (1.28%)
As of 06/27/2024 01:00 AM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for FRME up to the past year.

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First Merchants Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
5/30/2024Patrick J FehringDirectorSell23,936$32.51$778,159.36122,706View SEC Filing Icon  
3/29/2024Michael J StewartPresidentBuy36$29.67$1,068.1288,952View SEC Filing Icon  
2/28/2024Stephan FluhlerInsiderSell3,193$33.17$105,911.8124,070View SEC Filing Icon  
12/19/2023Michael C RechinDirectorSell10,000$37.05$370,500.0085,834View SEC Filing Icon  
7/28/2023Jason R SondhiDirectorBuy458$32.16$14,729.28458View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2023Gary LehmanDirectorSell1,465$40.09$58,731.8545,010View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2022Stephan FluhlerInsiderSell3,174$44.29$140,576.4622,576View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2022Charles E SchalliolDirectorSell24,523$44.25$1,085,142.7532,020View SEC Filing Icon  
5/20/2022Patrick J FehringDirectorSell10,400$38.40$399,360.00138,988View SEC Filing Icon  
5/18/2022Patrick J FehringDirectorSell1,400$39.43$55,202.00149,988View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2022Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$40.19$482.2851,125View SEC Filing Icon  
4/1/2022Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$41.97$503.6451,113View SEC Filing Icon  
3/1/2022Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$43.10$517.20View SEC Filing Icon  
2/1/2022Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$42.73$512.76View SEC Filing Icon  
1/3/2022Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$41.94$503.28View SEC Filing Icon  
12/9/2021Stephan FluhlerInsiderSell3,155$40.34$127,272.70View SEC Filing Icon  
12/1/2021Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$40.65$487.80View SEC Filing Icon  
11/1/2021Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$42.07$504.84View SEC Filing Icon  
10/1/2021Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$42.13$505.56View SEC Filing Icon  
9/1/2021Patrick A. ShermanDirectorBuy12$41.17$494.04View SEC Filing Icon  
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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

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at FRME by year and by quarter.

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First Merchants Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
6/4/2024Aurora Investment Counsel36,507$1.27M0.7%N/A0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/29/2024Pathway Financial Advisers LLC5,540$0.19M0.1%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/28/2024Boston Partners828,212$28.81M0.0%-3.8%1.414%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/17/2024Comerica Bank7,266$0.25M0.0%+1,313.6%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024California State Teachers Retirement System59,784$2.09M0.0%-5.0%0.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024EJF Capital LLC14,170$0.50M0.3%-85.2%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Earnest Partners LLC2,618,329$91.38M0.4%-2.1%4.470%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado696,924$24.32M0.1%-0.5%1.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD51,137$1.79M0.0%+4.3%0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Vanguard Group Inc.6,530,311$227.91M0.0%-0.6%11.147%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System31,082$1.02M0.0%+84.1%0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.154,379$5.39M0.0%+21.0%0.264%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024William Blair Investment Management LLC826,919$28.86M0.1%+0.1%1.411%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024ProShare Advisors LLC237,334$8.28M0.0%-1.3%0.405%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024US Bancorp DE15,724$0.55M0.0%-4.2%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Russell Investments Group Ltd.37,139$1.30M0.0%-12.2%0.063%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Inspire Advisors LLC32,107$1.12M0.2%+8.0%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Sei Investments Co.203,450$7.10M0.0%-29.8%0.347%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies LLC19,515$0.68M0.0%-15.9%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.37,954$1.33M0.0%-3.9%0.065%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024SG Americas Securities LLC7,180$0.25M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Empowered Funds LLC184,862$6.45M0.1%+40.7%0.316%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/3/2024Rehmann Capital Advisory Group12,394$0.43M0.0%-52.7%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Nordea Investment Management AB98,994$3.48M0.0%-0.7%0.167%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024PDS Planning Inc6,596$0.23M0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024PL Capital Advisors LLC686,333$23.95M9.0%-2.6%1.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets29,313$1.02M0.0%+76.7%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.24,945$0.84M0.0%-10.4%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024Principal Financial Group Inc.910,492$31.78M0.0%-1.6%1.536%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2024Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.61,413$2.14M0.0%+14.8%0.104%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/19/2024Denali Advisors LLC146,377$5.11M1.5%+37.1%0.247%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/17/2024Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.6,571$0.23M0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/22/2024PNC Financial Services Group Inc.22,649$0.84M0.0%-2.4%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/11/2024Vanguard Group Inc.6,571,539$243.67M0.0%+0.5%11.074%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/5/2024Fisher Asset Management LLC478,054$17.73M0.0%-1.9%0.806%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/1/2024Goldman Sachs Group Inc.853,075$31.63M0.0%+1.4%1.436%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/20/2024Voisard Asset Management Group Inc.841$31K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado700,711$25.98M0.1%+4,586.1%1.180%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024Rafferty Asset Management LLC42,146$1.56M0.0%+23.8%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company733,092$27.18M0.0%-8.8%1.234%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024Jones Financial Companies Lllp974$36K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd.52,989$1.97M1.4%N/A0.089%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024Eagle Asset Management Inc.242,616$9M0.0%+2.0%0.408%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024rhino investment partners Inc231,169$8.57M1.6%N/A0.389%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024TFO Wealth Partners LLC2,991$0.11M0.0%+99,600.0%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024Connable Office Inc.12,449$0.46M0.1%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024US Bancorp DE16,405$0.61M0.0%+5.1%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.53,492$1.98M0.0%-14.0%0.090%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Assetmark Inc.3,510$0.13M0.0%+25.1%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Corient Private Wealth LLC83,307$3.09M0.0%+209.7%0.140%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Wells Fargo & Company MN193,973$7.19M0.0%-8.0%0.327%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024PNC Financial Services Group Inc.22,649$0.84M0.0%-2.4%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Norges Bank388,340$14.40M0.0%N/A0.654%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024Brown Advisory Inc.23,644$0.88M0.0%N/A0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024BCGM Wealth Management LLC22,637$0.84M0.3%-4.3%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024Great Lakes Advisors LLC139,605$5.18M0.0%+134.0%0.235%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024Inceptionr LLC5,516$0.21M0.1%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024Goelzer Investment Management Inc.6,765$0.25M0.0%-32.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Boston Partners860,606$31.83M0.0%-1.3%1.449%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Principal Financial Group Inc.925,467$34.32M0.0%-0.1%1.558%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,074,407$114M0.0%+7.4%5.176%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets16,592$0.62M0.0%-37.2%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Teacher Retirement System of Texas38,320$1.42M0.0%-3.1%0.065%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.669,702$24.83M0.0%+4.7%1.127%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Sapient Capital LLC9,952$0.37M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Amalgamated Bank5,125$0.19M0.0%-10.2%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Swiss National Bank117,662$4.36M0.0%-10.3%0.198%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Fisher Asset Management LLC477,896$17.72M0.0%-2.0%0.805%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Victory Capital Management Inc.978,469$36.28M0.0%+10.1%1.647%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Transcend Capital Advisors LLC6,849$0.25M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Russell Investments Group Ltd.42,283$1.57M0.0%+22.4%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024PL Capital Advisors LLC704,333$26.12M9.0%-6.3%1.186%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Bailard Inc.21,800$0.81M0.0%+6.9%0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/1/2024Parkside Financial Bank & Trust1,524$57K0.0%+27.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/1/2024New York State Common Retirement Fund97,357$3.61M0.0%+28.6%0.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/1/2024Wedge Capital Management L L P NC18,817$0.70M0.0%+7.0%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/1/2024OLD National Bancorp IN42,584$1.58M0.0%+3.3%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/31/2024Zhang Financial LLC8,258$0.31M0.0%-19.5%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2024Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank15,337$0.57M0.0%+27.8%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2024Strs Ohio162,652$6.03M0.0%-5.7%0.274%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2024Phocas Financial Corp.266,711$9.89M1.3%+1.9%0.449%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2024Sapient Capital LLC9,952$0.37M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2024Soltis Investment Advisors LLC6,912$0.26M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2024Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co5,465$0.20M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/25/2024Meeder Asset Management Inc.2,029$75K0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/25/2024First Merchants Corp112,439$4.17M0.3%+1.4%0.189%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.27,826$1.03M0.0%+11.5%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024International Assets Investment Management LLC779$29K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024Arizona State Retirement System16,696$0.62M0.0%-1.7%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2024Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO902$33K0.0%-50.6%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/19/2024Denali Advisors LLC106,800$3.96M1.2%+92.8%0.180%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/18/2024Atlas Brown Inc.6,405$0.24M0.1%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/17/2024Schechter Investment Advisors LLC5,823$0.22M0.0%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2024Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.21,564$0.80M0.0%-1.5%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2024Raymond James & Associates18,462$0.69M0.0%-8.6%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/12/2024Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc.78,361$2.91M3.3%-5.9%0.132%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/11/2024OneAscent Financial Services LLC128,639$4.77M0.6%+13.4%0.217%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/11/2024Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC5,602$0.21M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/10/2024Nordea Investment Management AB99,717$3.73M0.0%-3.1%0.168%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/18/2023Vanguard Group Inc.6,539,413$181.93M0.0%+1.3%11.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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First Merchants logo
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.
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Today's Range

Now: $32.33
Low: $31.81
High: $32.33

50 Day Range

MA: $33.41
Low: $31.04
High: $36.01

52 Week Range

Now: $32.33
Low: $25.70
High: $38.16

Volume

160,654 shs

Average Volume

240,483 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.89 billion

P/E Ratio

9.32

Dividend Yield

4.39%

Beta

1.07

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of First Merchants?

First Merchants' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Patrick J Fehring (Director)
  2. Michael J Stewart (President)
  3. Michael C Rechin (Director)
  4. Gary Lehman (Director)
  5. Charles E Schalliol (Director)
  6. Stephan Fluhler (Insider)
  7. 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:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 11.15%
  2. Earnest Partners LLC — 4.47%
  3. Principal Financial Group Inc. — 1.54%
  4. Boston Partners — 1.41%
  5. William Blair Investment Management LLC — 1.41%
  6. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado — 1.19%
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:
  1. Sei Investments Co.
  2. EJF Capital LLC
  3. Earnest Partners LLC
  4. Vanguard Group Inc.
  5. Boston Partners
  6. PL Capital Advisors LLC
  7. Principal Financial Group Inc.
  8. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold First Merchants company stock include:
  1. Patrick J Fehring (Director)
  2. Michael J Stewart (President)
  3. 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:
  1. Empowered Funds LLC
  2. Denali Advisors LLC
  3. Aurora Investment Counsel
  4. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
  5. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
  6. BNP Paribas Financial Markets
  7. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.
  8. SG Americas Securities LLC
In the previous year, these company insiders have bought First Merchants stock:
  1. Patrick J Fehring (Director)
  2. Michael J Stewart (President)
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