The company
First Merchants Corporation
FRME · Nasdaq
FRME stood above a rising 150-day average in 27 of the last 52 weekly readings, and has been out of that trend for the last 5 weeks. It is 3.4% below that average now. Banks — Regional & Community: 62% of its 293 stocks in an uptrend (−18 points in four weeks); Financials: 46% (−11 points in four weeks).
Statistics
- Rotation
- Setting up
- Weeks in an uptrend
- out for 5
- Industry in uptrend
- 62% -18 in 4 wk
- Insider buys, 12 months
- $0
- Insider sales, 12 months
- $3.7M
- Officials’ trades on record
- 0
- Institutions holding
- 289 (+11)
In the rotation
Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 27 of 52 weeks.
Regional banks: Most of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks. Financials: About half its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks.
Money in and out
Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.
Congress and officials
No member of Congress or official has disclosed a trade in it.
Insiders
| Who | Did | Shares | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan FluhlerChief Information Officer | sold | 4,080at $43.20 | 19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026 |
| Larry W. MyersDirector | sold | 10,000at $42.00 | 12 Jun 2026filed 15 Jun 2026 |
| Larry W. MyersDirector | sold | 10,000at $41.50 | 11 Jun 2026filed 15 Jun 2026 |
| Larry W. MyersFirst Vice President | sold | 0.407at $40.54 | 5 May 2026filed 22 May 2026 |
| Larry W. MyersFirst Vice President | sold | 5,000at $41.50 | 26 Feb 2026filed 26 Feb 2026 |
| Larry W. MyersFirst Vice President | sold | 5,000at $41.50 | 26 Feb 2026filed 18 May 2026 |
| Stephan FluhlerChief Information Officer | sold | 4,161at $41.96 | 11 Feb 2026filed 12 Feb 2026 |
| Eva D. ScurlockChief Risk Officer | sold | 3,227at $42.29 | 6 Feb 2026filed 9 Feb 2026 |
Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.
Institutions
Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc.added · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 5,324,728$232.6M | +425,372+8.7% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPadded · filed 11 Aug 2026 | 3,689,776$161.2M | +93,759+2.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 3,402,832$148.7M | +43,798+1.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 2,720,680$118.9M | -9,931−0.4% |
| STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 2,551,308$111.5M | +311,540+13.9% |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 2,174,024$95.0M | -81,566−3.6% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 1,670,991$73.0M | +97,210+6.2% |
| Nuveen, LLCadded · filed 11 Aug 2026 | 1,058,876$46.3M | +15,553+1.5% |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCadded · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 1,042,728$45.6M | +47,733+4.8% |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LPreduced · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 850,405$37.2M | -11,590−1.3% |
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