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FRME vs BUSE // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. First Busey Corporation (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FRME 5
— BUSE 2
▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: BUSE
LAST: $41.09 (+1.06%) • MKT CAP: $2.58B
piotroski-score
5/9
LAST: $29.47 (+0.79%) • MKT CAP: $2.45B
piotroski-score
6/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FRME VS. BUSE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FRME | BUSE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | 5.50% | +3.70 | FRME | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.99% | 7.05% | +3.94 | FRME | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 18.80% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 55.70% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.21% | 3.71% | -0.50 | BUSE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | BUSE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.0 | 48.0 | +9.00 | FRME | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.6x | 15.2x | -4.60 | FRME | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.58B | $2.45B | $128.9M | FRME | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FRME REV | BUSE REV | FRME GROSS % | BUSE GROSS % | FRME FCF | BUSE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $719.6M | — | — | $283.6M | $173.0M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $462.3M | — | — | $266.2M | $171.8M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $441.8M | — | — | $258.8M | $173.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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