First Merchants shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results.

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on First Merchants, Lowers Price Target to $46

Piper Sandler analyst Nathan Race maintains First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $51 to $46.

First Merchants Appoints Mike Stewart CEO, Effective 2027, Succeeding Mark Hardwick

First Merchants Corporation Announces Pricing of Subordinated Notes Offering

First Merchants Corporation priced a $100 million offering of 6.750% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2036. The notes will bear a fixed rate of 6.750% until October 1, 2031, then convert to a floating rate based on Three-Month Term SOFR plus 202 basis points. The company intends to use net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2026.

First Merchants Files For Mixed Shelf Offering; Size Not Disclosed

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