* First Merchants Corp FRME.OQ reported quarterly adjusted
earnings of $1.03 per share for the quarter ended in June. The
mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was
for earnings of 92 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 13.1% to $135.15 million from a year ago;
analysts expected $131.71 million.
* First Merchants Corp's reported EPS for the quarter was
$1.03.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 7.4%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no earnings estimate
revisions by analysts covering the company.
* First Merchants Corp shares had fallen by 3.8% this
quarter and gained 7.2% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $55.56 million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First Merchants
Corp is $53.00
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and
the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 2
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated July 26 at 12:42 p.m. All
figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated