FRME Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Fulton Financial has a net margin of 34.52% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 29.21%. First Merchants's return on equity of 9.18% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity of 10.29%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of $45.17, signalling upside risk potential of 19.62%. On the other hand Fulton Financial has an analysts' consensus of $19.75 which suggests that it could grow by 13.25%. Given that First Merchants has higher upside potential than Fulton Financial, analysts believe First Merchants is more attractive than Fulton Financial.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.017, which suggesting that the stock is 1.745% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.755, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.525%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. Fulton Financial offers a yield of 4.01% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share. First Merchants pays 41.46% of its earnings as a dividend. Fulton Financial pays out 45.61% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Merchants quarterly revenues are $160.3M, which are smaller than Fulton Financial quarterly revenues of $318.4M. First Merchants's net income of $55.3M is lower than Fulton Financial's net income of $93M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.61x while Fulton Financial's PE ratio is 10.26x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Merchants is 3.47x versus 2.58x for Fulton Financial. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 34.52% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 32.77%. First Merchants's return on equity of 9.18% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.59%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of $45.17, signalling upside risk potential of 19.62%. On the other hand Hancock Whitney has an analysts' consensus of $63.75 which suggests that it could grow by 14.99%. Given that First Merchants has higher upside potential than Hancock Whitney, analysts believe First Merchants is more attractive than Hancock Whitney.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.017, which suggesting that the stock is 1.745% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.055, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 5.506%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. Hancock Whitney offers a yield of 3.02% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share. First Merchants pays 41.46% of its earnings as a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 28.39% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Merchants quarterly revenues are $160.3M, which are smaller than Hancock Whitney quarterly revenues of $364.7M. First Merchants's net income of $55.3M is lower than Hancock Whitney's net income of $119.5M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.61x while Hancock Whitney's PE ratio is 10.09x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Merchants is 3.47x versus 3.26x for Hancock Whitney. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Orrstown Financial Services has a net margin of 34.52% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 29.89%. First Merchants's return on equity of 9.18% beat Orrstown Financial Services's return on equity of 7.46%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of $45.17, signalling upside risk potential of 19.62%. On the other hand Orrstown Financial Services has an analysts' consensus of $36.40 which suggests that it could grow by 19.58%. Given that First Merchants has higher upside potential than Orrstown Financial Services, analysts believe First Merchants is more attractive than Orrstown Financial Services.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.017, which suggesting that the stock is 1.745% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Orrstown Financial Services has a beta of 0.770, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 22.966%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. Orrstown Financial Services offers a yield of 3.22% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share. First Merchants pays 41.46% of its earnings as a dividend. Orrstown Financial Services pays out 59.76% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Merchants quarterly revenues are $160.3M, which are larger than Orrstown Financial Services quarterly revenues of $60.4M. First Merchants's net income of $55.3M is higher than Orrstown Financial Services's net income of $18.1M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.61x while Orrstown Financial Services's PE ratio is 15.53x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Merchants is 3.47x versus 2.39x for Orrstown Financial Services. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

QCR Holdings has a net margin of 34.52% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 34.57%. First Merchants's return on equity of 9.18% beat QCR Holdings's return on equity of 11.66%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of $45.17, signalling upside risk potential of 19.62%. On the other hand QCR Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $84.80 which suggests that it could grow by 26.45%. Given that QCR Holdings has higher upside potential than First Merchants, analysts believe QCR Holdings is more attractive than First Merchants.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.017, which suggesting that the stock is 1.745% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison QCR Holdings has a beta of 0.803, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 19.653%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. QCR Holdings offers a yield of 0.36% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share. First Merchants pays 41.46% of its earnings as a dividend. QCR Holdings pays out 3.54% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Merchants quarterly revenues are $160.3M, which are larger than QCR Holdings quarterly revenues of $74.6M. First Merchants's net income of $55.3M is higher than QCR Holdings's net income of $25.8M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.61x while QCR Holdings's PE ratio is 10.08x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Merchants is 3.47x versus 3.42x for QCR Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.