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 19.81%. On the other hand Fulton Financial has an analysts' consensus of $19.75 which suggests that it could grow by 14.49%. 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 1.030, which suggesting that the stock is 3.049% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.770, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.04%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. Fulton Financial offers a yield of 4.06% 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 10.59x while Fulton Financial's PE ratio is 10.15x. 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 2.55x 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 32.94%. 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 19.81%. On the other hand Hancock Whitney has an analysts' consensus of $64.00 which suggests that it could grow by 17.07%. 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 1.030, which suggesting that the stock is 3.049% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.052, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 5.191%.

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 $362.8M. 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 10.59x 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 3.27x for Hancock Whitney. 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 19.81%. On the other hand QCR Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $84.80 which suggests that it could grow by 26%. 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 1.030, which suggesting that the stock is 3.049% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison QCR Holdings has a beta of 0.811, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.907%.

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 10.59x while QCR Holdings's PE ratio is 10.12x. 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 3.44x for QCR Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Univest Financial has a net margin of 34.52% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 28.28%. First Merchants's return on equity of 9.18% beat Univest Financial's return on equity of 8.94%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of $45.17, signalling upside risk potential of 19.81%. On the other hand Univest Financial has an analysts' consensus of $31.67 which suggests that it could grow by 7.38%. Given that First Merchants has higher upside potential than Univest Financial, analysts believe First Merchants is more attractive than Univest Financial.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.030, which suggesting that the stock is 3.049% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Univest Financial has a beta of 0.740, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.964%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.71%. Univest Financial offers a yield of 2.88% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. First Merchants pays 41.46% of its earnings as a dividend. Univest Financial pays out 32.72% 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 Univest Financial quarterly revenues of $79.2M. First Merchants's net income of $55.3M is higher than Univest Financial's net income of $22.4M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 10.59x while Univest Financial's PE ratio is 11.04x. 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 2.87x for Univest Financial. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.