ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock First Merchants are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for First Merchants. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 90, which means that the share price of First Merchants is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 90% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 69. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 22. This means 78% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than First Merchants. ...read more