* First Merchants Corp FRME.OQ reported quarterly adjusted
earnings of 98 cents per share for the quarter ended in
September. The mean expectation of six analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of 91 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 11.9% to $133.22 million from a year ago;
analysts expected $133.91 million.
* First Merchants Corp's reported EPS for the quarter was 98
cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 0.1%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions of
earnings estimates
* First Merchants Corp shares had risen by 3.5% this quarter and
gained 15.8% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $52.77 million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First Merchants
Corp is $48.50
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and
the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy," 1
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated October 27 at 07:29 a.m.
All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated