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First Merchants Corp has a consensus price target of $46.88 based on the ratings of 5 analysts. The high is $50 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on September 26, 2025. The low is $42.5 issued by Piper Sandler on April 29, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, Piper Sandler, and Stephens & Co. on February 4, 2026, October 27, 2025, and September 29, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $47 between Piper Sandler, Piper Sandler, and Stephens & Co., there's an implied 14.19% upside for First Merchants Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) was reported by Piper Sandler on February 4, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $49.00 expecting FRME to rise to within 12 months (a possible 19.05% upside). 6 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) was provided by Piper Sandler, and First Merchants maintained their overweight rating.
There is no last upgrade for First Merchants
The last downgrade for First Merchants Corp happened on September 26, 2025 when Raymond James changed their price target from N/A to N/A for First Merchants Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of First Merchants, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for First Merchants was filed on February 4, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 4, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest First Merchants (FRME) rating was a maintained with a price target of $46.00 to $49.00. The current price First Merchants (FRME) is trading at is $41.16, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | 19.05% | Piper Sandler | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | Piper Sandler | $48 → $46 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | Stephens & Co. | $46 → $46 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 21.48% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $49 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2025 | Buy Now | 16.62% | Piper Sandler | $49 → $48 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 4.47% | Raymond James | $46 → $43 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 19.05% | Piper Sandler | $55 → $49 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2025 | Buy Now | 19.05% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $52 → $49 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | Raymond James | $50 → $46 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 26.34% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $50 → $52 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 21.48% | Raymond James | $42 → $50 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 33.62% | Piper Sandler | $52 → $55 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | 21.48% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $43 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2024 | Buy Now | 14.19% | Piper Sandler | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 9.33% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $45 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | -7.68% | Stephens & Co. | $45 → $38 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 9.33% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $43 → $45 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 21.48% | Piper Sandler | $41 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 9.33% | Stephens & Co. | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 3.26% | Piper Sandler | $41 → $42.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | -2.82% | Raymond James | $33 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.47% | Piper Sandler | $42.5 → $43 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -12.54% | Piper Sandler | $38 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -19.83% | Raymond James | $36 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -12.54% | Raymond James | $38 → $36 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -17.4% | Stephens & Co. | → $34 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2023 | Buy Now | -12.54% | Piper Sandler | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |