First Merchants Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Merchants and Merchants Bancorp is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of First Merchants is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Merchants Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between First Merchants and DJI is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Merchants and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

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Moving together with First Stock

0.64	ECBK	ECB Bancorp	Pair Corr
0.74	SBID	State Bank	Pair Corr

Moving against First Stock

0.41	LDI	Loandepot	Pair Corr
0.34	FFBC	First Financial Bancorp	Pair Corr
0.71	INBK	First Internet Bancorp	Pair Corr
0.5	SFBC	Sound Financial Bancorp	Pair Corr
0.48	RMBI	Richmond Mutual Banc	Pair Corr
0.47	MTRO	Metro Bank PLC	Pair Corr
0.38	MGYR	Magyar Bancorp	Pair Corr
0.58	HCMC	Healthier Choices	Pair Corr
0.53	BYFC	Broadway Financial	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	MBIN	SRCE	LKFN	FCF	STBA	GABC	BLX	STEL	TCBK	WAFD
MBIN		0.9	0.08	0.78	0.83	0.81	0.35	0.83	0.83	0.79	MBIN
SRCE	0.9		-0.1	0.67	0.98	0.83	0.35	0.91	0.97	0.95	SRCE
LKFN	0.08	-0.1		0.31	-0.18	-0.14	0.35	0.13	-0.25	-0.24	LKFN
FCF	0.78	0.67	0.31		0.61	0.72	0.35	0.68	0.6	0.63	FCF
STBA	0.83	0.98	-0.18	0.61		0.81	0.32	0.89	0.98	0.96	STBA
GABC	0.81	0.83	-0.14	0.72	0.81		0.16	0.68	0.82	0.76	GABC
BLX	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.32	0.16		0.48	0.26	0.29	BLX
STEL	0.83	0.91	0.13	0.68	0.89	0.68	0.48		0.88	0.86	STEL
TCBK	0.83	0.97	-0.25	0.6	0.98	0.82	0.26	0.88		0.97	TCBK
WAFD	0.79	0.95	-0.24	0.63	0.96	0.76	0.29	0.86	0.97		WAFD
	MBIN	SRCE	LKFN	FCF	STBA	GABC	BLX	STEL	TCBK	WAFD

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

STBA	+ 0.98	SRCE
TCBK	+ 0.98	STBA
TCBK	+ 0.97	SRCE
WAFD	+ 0.97	TCBK
WAFD	+ 0.96	STBA
WAFD	+ 0.95	SRCE

High negative correlations

TCBK	- 0.25	LKFN
WAFD	- 0.24	LKFN
STBA	- 0.18	LKFN
GABC	- 0.14	LKFN
LKFN	- 0.1	SRCE

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Stock performing well and First Merchants Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze First Merchants' multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
MBIN	1.30	0.03	0.03	0.10	1.58	(1.32)	3.30	(2.63)	8.29
SRCE	1.06	0.01	0.00	0.08	1.30	(1.17)	2.23	(2.56)	6.47
LKFN	1.18	(0.21)	0.00	(0.13)	0.00	0.00	1.99	(3.07)	8.30
FCF	1.12	(0.04)	(0.05)	(0.02)	1.66	(1.28)	2.92	(3.10)	8.48
STBA	1.15	0.05	0.03	0.12	1.60	(1.19)	2.19	(2.94)	8.23
GABC	1.05	(0.02)	(0.06)	(0.03)	1.25	(1.25)	2.70	(2.70)	6.66
BLX	0.81	(0.07)	0.00	(0.06)	0.00	0.00	1.59	(1.75)	7.51
STEL	1.08	0.02	0.01	0.09	1.48	(1.14)	2.67	(1.75)	9.20
TCBK	1.18	0.06	0.04	0.12	1.44	(1.20)	3.41	(2.09)	8.88
WAFD	1.11	0.09	0.05	0.21	1.28	(1.19)	3.19	(2.17)	6.44

First Merchants Corporate Management

Julie Crabtree	Corporate VP	Profile
Michael Rechin	Advisor Director	Profile
Marcos CFA	Chief Officer	Profile
Michael Stewart	President	Profile
Steven Harris	Senior Officer	Profile
John Martin	Executive Officer	Profile
Karen Evens	VP Marketing	Profile

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