NASDAQ:FMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $27.18 +0.74 (+2.80%) (As of 10/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:FMAO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get FMAO alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$26.59▼$27.2450-Day Range$25.55▼$28.7652-Week Range$16.90▼$28.76Volume14,697 shsAverage Volume26,479 shsMarket Capitalization$371.88 millionP/E Ratio17.31Dividend Yield3.24%Price Target$24.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The Farmers & Merchants State Bank that provides commercial banking services to individuals and small businesses in Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana. The company offers checking, savings, and time deposit accounts; certificates of deposit; and custodial services for individual retirement and health savings accounts. It also provides commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgage, as well as consumer lending products; loans for farmland, farm equipment, and livestock; operating loans for seeds, fertilizers, and feeds; home improvement loans; and loans for autos, trucks, recreational vehicles, and motorcycles. In addition, the company offers commercial real estate loans, such as lines of credit and machinery purchase loans. Further, it provides automated teller machine or interactive teller machine services; and online and mobile banking, bill-pay, on-line statement opportunities, and remote deposit capture or electronic deposit processing. Additionally, the company offers electronic transaction origination, such as wire and automated clearing house file transmittal services. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Archbold, Ohio.Read More… Man who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown” (Ad)Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreFMAO MarketRank™: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 516th out of 942 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.58% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp are expected to grow by 12.58% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.79 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is 17.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.86.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is 17.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 45.30.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.39% of the outstanding shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has recently decreased by 5.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldFarmers & Merchants Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 3.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is 55.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.16% next year. This indicates that Farmers & Merchants Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.39% of the outstanding shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has recently decreased by 5.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.89 News SentimentFarmers & Merchants Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for FMAO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $17,325.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.76% of the stock of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 23.96% of the stock of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is held by institutions.Read more about Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's insider trading history. Receive FMAO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address FMAO Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMAO) EVP Sells 656 Shares of StockOctober 22, 2024 | insidertrades.comFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. and F&M Bank Announces Updates to Board of DirectorsOctober 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT about Trump or Biden dropping out of the race…October 29, 2024 | Timothy Sykes (Ad)Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. and F&M Bank Announces Updates to Board of DirectorsOctober 24, 2024 | globenewswire.comFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMAO) EVP David R. Gerken Sells 656 Shares of StockOctober 22, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Announces 30th Consecutive Annual Increase in DividendSeptember 24, 2024 | globenewswire.comFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2024 Second-Quarter and Year-to-Date Financial ResultsAugust 1, 2024 | globenewswire.comFarmers & Merchants Bancorp IncJuly 30, 2024 | morningstar.comSee More Headlines FMAO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FMAO shares performed this year? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's stock was trading at $24.80 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FMAO stock has increased by 9.6% and is now trading at $27.18. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's earnings last quarter? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMAO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $44.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.39 million. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.79% and a net margin of 12.59%. When did Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's stock split? Shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp split on Thursday, September 21st 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, August 18th 2017. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, September 20th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Who are Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp include Carnegie Investment Counsel (0.07%), Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH (0.06%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Vernon, Jo Ellen Hornish, Steven J Planson, Eugene N Burkholder, David R Gerken and Ian D Boyce. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp? Shares of FMAO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Farmers & Merchants Bancorp investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend10/04/2024Dividend Payable10/20/2024Today10/28/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Federal savings institutions Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:FMAO CUSIPN/A CIK792966 Webwww.fm.bank Phone(419) 446-2501FaxN/AEmployees430Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$24.00 High Stock Price Target$26.00 Low Stock Price Target$22.00 Potential Upside/Downside-11.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.59 Trailing P/E Ratio17.31 Forward P/E Ratio17.09 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$22.79 million Net Margins12.59% Pretax Margin15.74% Return on Equity6.79% Return on Assets0.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.82 Current Ratio1.00 Quick Ratio1.00 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$93.69 million Price / Sales3.97 Cash Flow$1.96 per share Price / Cash Flow13.90 Book Value$23.16 per share Price / Book1.17Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares13,682,000Free Float12,618,000Market Cap$371.88 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.63 7 AI Stocks to Invest In: An Introduction to AI Investing For Self-Directed InvestorsAs the AI market heats up, investors who have a vision for artificial intelligence have the potential to see real returns. 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