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Three income stocks share an identical ex-dividend date this week, and missing it by a single day means waiting months for another shot at yields stretching past 7%.
First Merchants Corporation ( FRME ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 22, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Mark Hardwick - CEO & Director Michael Stewart - President Michele Kawiecki - Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer John Martin - Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Russell Elliott Gunther - Stephens Inc., Research Division Damon Del Monte - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Nathan Race - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Brian Martin - Brean Capital, LLC, Research Division Brendan Nosal - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the First Merchants Corporation Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Before we begin, management would like to remind you that today's call contains forward-looking statements with respect to the future performance and financial condition of First Merchants Corporation, that involve risks and uncertainties.
First Merchants NASDAQ: FRME reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $67.8 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, as the regional bank benefited from higher net interest income and margin expansion while continuing to address a limited number of previously identified problem loans.
Although the revenue and EPS for First Merchants (FRME) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
First Merchants (FRME) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.1 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago.
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) (the "Corporation" or "First Merchants")
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MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: FRMEP) each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will be payable on November 16, 2026, to stockholders of record on October 30, 2026.