NASDAQ:FRME

First Merchants Stock Insider Trading

Financial Services > Banks - Regional

Buy FRME

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$41.19

+0.470 (+1.15%)

At Close: Jun 22, 2026

First Merchants Stock Insider Power

Based on the 100 latest insides trades, we have calculated the insider power to be negative at -70.79. In total, the insiders bought 114.13M and sold 78.73M FRME shares in the last 100 trades. The insider score can be negative despite buy/sell ratio being positive. The score focuses on the quality of the trades.

Insider Power (Last 100 transactions)	-70.79
● Buy	114.13M shares
● Sell	78.73M shares
78% Buy Activity Moderate Negative Correlation
Sell Signal High Confidence Jun 12, 2026 Analysis Breakdown: Strongly supported by a very low Insider Power Score of -70.79. Partially supported by a negative historical correlation. Confidence increased due to high data reliability score of 100.

Historical Insider Trades

Date	Type	Person	Role	Amount
Sep 30, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Rechin Michael C Director	Director	642 Value: $24.2K
Sep 30, 2025 Buy	Common A-Award	Sondhi Jason R Director	Director	621 Value: $23.4K
Sep 30, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Wojtowicz Jean L Director	Director	828 Value: $31.2K
Sep 22, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Fluhler Stephan Chief Information Officer	Officer	73 Value: $3K
Sep 22, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Hardwick Mark K Chief Executive Officer	CEO / President	28 Value: $1K
Sep 22, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Hardwick Mark K Chief Executive Officer	CEO / President	28 Value: $1K
Sep 22, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Fluhler Stephan Chief Information Officer	Officer	73 Value: $3K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Stewart Michael J President	CEO / President	16 000 Value: $599.8K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Peterson Joseph C Chief Commercial Officer	Officer	8 000 Value: $299.9K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Martin John Chief Credit Officer	Officer	8 000 Value: $299.9K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Kimball Chad Chief Risk Officer	Officer	4 300 Value: $161.2K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Kawiecki Michele Chief Financial Officer	C-Suite Officer	13 000 Value: $487.4K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common A-Award	Harris Steven C Director Of Human Resources	Officer	3 000 Value: $112.5K
Aug 04, 2025 Buy	Common Stock A-Award	Fluhler Stephan Chief Information Officer	Officer	5 000 Value: $187.5K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Stewart Michael J President	CEO / President	5 648 Value: $209.6K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Peterson Joseph C Chief Commercial Officer	Officer	612 Value: $22.7K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Martin John Chief Credit Officer	Officer	1 380 Value: $51.2K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Kimball Chad Chief Risk Officer	Officer	857 Value: $31.8K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Kawiecki Michele Chief Financial Officer	C-Suite Officer	2 147 Value: $79.7K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Fluhler Stephan Chief Information Officer	Officer	1 226 Value: $45.5K
Aug 03, 2025 Sell	Common Stock F-InKind	Hardwick Mark K Chief Executive Officer	CEO / President	8 473 Value: $314.4K
Jul 07, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Fluhler Stephan Chief Information Officer	Officer	2 Value: $84
Jul 07, 2025 Buy	Phantom Stock A-Award	Hardwick Mark K Chief Executive Officer	CEO / President	0 Value: $8
Feb 15, 2021 Buy	Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy	Scurlock Eva A. Chief Risk Officer	Officer	4 762 Value: $124.0K
Feb 18, 2019 Buy	Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy	Scurlock Eva A. Chief Risk Officer	Officer	681 Value: $14.8K

About Insider Power

Insider Power is a proprietary algorithm developed by StockInvest.us to evaluate the significance of insider transactions. The calculation considers the size, type, and timing of transactions, as well as the insider’s role within the company.

It is important to note that, in general, there is little to no correlation between insider transactions and short-term stock price movements. In one of our studies, only 0.22%^* of stocks with insider activity showed a measurable correlation — and even then, it was unclear whether the effect was caused by insider actions or simply by the stock’s broader trend.

While our algorithms are designed to highlight potentially meaningful signals, these cannot be regarded as statistically significant on their own. Insider trading activity should therefore be seen as informative rather than as direct trading guidance. The Insider Power metric was created to present this information in a clearer and more accessible way, helping investors better understand the possible context of insider activity.

* October 6th, 2025 - Tested on 5562 stocks

ABOUT FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. It accepts time, savings, and demand deposits; and provides consumer, commercial, agri-business, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as public finance. The company also offers personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corpor...

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