FRME Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Evans Bancorp has a net margin of 31.54% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 16.32%. First Merchants's return on equity of 8.1% beat Evans Bancorp's return on equity of 10.61%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 11.44%. On the other hand Evans Bancorp has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 14.17%. Given that Evans Bancorp has higher upside potential than First Merchants, analysts believe Evans Bancorp is more attractive than First Merchants.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.054, which suggesting that the stock is 5.403% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Evans Bancorp has a beta of 0.922, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 7.751%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.43%. Evans Bancorp offers a yield of 3.01% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per share. First Merchants pays 36.61% of its earnings as a dividend. Evans Bancorp pays out 29.45% 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 $156M, which are larger than Evans Bancorp quarterly revenues of $18M. First Merchants's net income of $49.2M is higher than Evans Bancorp's net income of $2.9M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.38x while Evans Bancorp's PE ratio is 13.17x. 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 3.81x versus 2.89x for Evans Bancorp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

First Horizon has a net margin of 31.54% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 27.18%. First Merchants's return on equity of 8.1% beat First Horizon's return on equity of 8.71%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 11.44%. On the other hand First Horizon has an analysts' consensus of $21.80 which suggests that it could grow by 8.14%. Given that First Merchants has higher upside potential than First Horizon, analysts believe First Merchants is more attractive than First Horizon.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.054, which suggesting that the stock is 5.403% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison First Horizon has a beta of 0.915, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 8.539%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.43%. First Horizon offers a yield of 2.98% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. First Merchants pays 36.61% of its earnings as a dividend. First Horizon pays out 40.91% 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 $156M, which are smaller than First Horizon quarterly revenues of $802M. First Merchants's net income of $49.2M is lower than First Horizon's net income of $218M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.38x while First Horizon's PE ratio is 14.61x. 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 3.81x versus 3.51x for First Horizon. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Independent Bank has a net margin of 31.54% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 24.59%. First Merchants's return on equity of 8.1% beat Independent Bank's return on equity of 6.76%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 11.44%. On the other hand Independent Bank has an analysts' consensus of $59.50 which suggests that it could grow by 17.34%. Given that Independent Bank has higher upside potential than First Merchants, analysts believe Independent Bank is more attractive than First Merchants.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.054, which suggesting that the stock is 5.403% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Independent Bank has a beta of 0.759, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.077%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.43%. Independent Bank offers a yield of 3.41% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share. First Merchants pays 36.61% of its earnings as a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 40.92% 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 $156M, which are smaller than Independent Bank quarterly revenues of $174.6M. First Merchants's net income of $49.2M is higher than Independent Bank's net income of $42.9M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.38x while Independent Bank's PE ratio is 14.40x. 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 3.81x versus 4.15x for Independent Bank. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 31.54% compared to First Merchants's net margin of 22.04%. First Merchants's return on equity of 8.1% beat Provident Financial Services's return on equity of 4.63%.

First Merchants has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 11.44%. On the other hand Provident Financial Services has an analysts' consensus of $17.20 which suggests that it could grow by 24.82%. Given that Provident Financial Services has higher upside potential than First Merchants, analysts believe Provident Financial Services is more attractive than First Merchants.

First Merchants has a beta of 1.054, which suggesting that the stock is 5.403% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Provident Financial Services has a beta of 1.066, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 6.555%.

First Merchants has a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.43%. Provident Financial Services offers a yield of 5.06% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share. First Merchants pays 36.61% of its earnings as a dividend. Provident Financial Services pays out 56.42% 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 $156M, which are smaller than Provident Financial Services quarterly revenues of $210.6M. First Merchants's net income of $49.2M is higher than Provident Financial Services's net income of $46.4M. Notably, First Merchants's price-to-earnings ratio is 13.38x while Provident Financial Services's PE ratio is 18.23x. 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 3.81x versus 3.01x for Provident Financial Services. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.