How to buy First Midwest Bancorp stock | $15.3

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc is a banks-regional business based in the US. First Midwest Bancorp shares (FMBI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. First Midwest Bancorp employs 2,122 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$640.8 million.

How to buy shares in First Midwest Bancorp

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for First Midwest Bancorp. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FMBI. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until First Midwest Bancorp reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$15.3, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of First Midwest Bancorp, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of First Midwest Bancorp. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

First Midwest Bancorp share price

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First Midwest Bancorp shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$15.3
52-week range	USD$9.9726 - USD$22.2816
50-day moving average	USD$14.7991
200-day moving average	USD$13.0148
Wall St. target price	USD$16.08
PE ratio	15.7072
Dividend yield	USD$0.56 (3.55%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.004

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First Midwest Bancorp price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $15.3 from 2020-12-18

1 week (2021-01-08)	-10.11%
1 month (2020-12-16)	-2.11%
3 months (2020-10-15)	28.36%
6 months (2020-07-15)	16.44%

1 year (2020-01-15)	-30.80%
2 years (2019-01-15)	-28.34%
3 years (2018-01-12)	26.14
5 years (2016-01-15)	16.7

Is First Midwest Bancorp under- or over-valued?

Valuing First Midwest Bancorp stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Midwest Bancorp's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

First Midwest Bancorp's P/E ratio

First Midwest Bancorp's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, First Midwest Bancorp shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

First Midwest Bancorp's PEG ratio

First Midwest Bancorp's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.56. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into First Midwest Bancorp's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

First Midwest Bancorp financials

Revenue TTM	USD$640.8 million
Operating margin TTM	33.18%
Gross profit TTM	USD$706.5 million
Return on assets TTM	0.61%
Return on equity TTM	4.73%
Profit margin	18.48%
Book value	$21.293
Market capitalisation	USD$1.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting First Midwest Bancorp shares

There are currently 2.9 million First Midwest Bancorp shares held short by investors – that's known as First Midwest Bancorp's "short interest". This figure is 15.1% up from 2.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting First Midwest Bancorp shares can be evaluated.

First Midwest Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

First Midwest Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of First Midwest Bancorp shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of First Midwest Bancorp shares traded daily (recently around 614042.55765199). First Midwest Bancorp's SIR currently stands at 4.77. In other words for every 100,000 First Midwest Bancorp shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4770 shares are currently held short.

However First Midwest Bancorp's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of First Midwest Bancorp shares, or, against the total number of tradable First Midwest Bancorp shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case First Midwest Bancorp's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 First Midwest Bancorp shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.034% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable First Midwest Bancorp shares, roughly 34 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against First Midwest Bancorp.

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First Midwest Bancorp share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 44.8% of net profits

Recently First Midwest Bancorp has paid out, on average, around 44.8% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.55% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), First Midwest Bancorp shareholders could enjoy a 3.55% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In First Midwest Bancorp's case, that would currently equate to about $0.56 per share.

While First Midwest Bancorp's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that First Midwest Bancorp may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

First Midwest Bancorp's most recent dividend payout was on 12 January 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have First Midwest Bancorp's shares ever split?

First Midwest Bancorp's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 17 December 2001. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Midwest Bancorp shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Midwest Bancorp shares which in turn could have impacted First Midwest Bancorp's share price.

First Midwest Bancorp share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, First Midwest Bancorp's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.9726 up to $22.2816. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Midwest Bancorp's is 1.2614. This would suggest that First Midwest Bancorp's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

First Midwest Bancorp overview

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First Midwest Bank that provides various banking products and services. The company accepts checking, NOW, money market, and savings accounts, as well as various types of short-term and long-term certificates of deposit. Its loan products include working capital loans; accounts receivable financing; inventory and equipment financing; sector-based lending, including healthcare, asset-based lending, structured finance, and syndications; agricultural loans; and mortgages, home equity lines and loans, personal loans, specialty loans, and consumer secured and unsecured loans, as well as funding for the construction, purchase, refinance, or improvement of commercial real estate properties. In addition, the company offers treasury management products and services comprising automated clearing house collection, lockbox, remote deposit capture, and financial electronic data interchange; wire transfer, account reconciliation, controlled disbursement, direct deposit, and positive pay services; information reporting services; corporate credit cards; and liquidity management, fraud prevention, and merchant services. Further, it provides fiduciary and executor, financial planning, investment advisory, employee benefit plan, and private banking services to corporate and public retirement plans, foundations and endowments, high net worth individuals, and multi-employer trust funds. Additionally, the company offers debit and automated teller machine, and credit cards; Internet and mobile, and telephone banking services; and financial education services. The company operates 127 locations and 178 automated teller machines in metropolitan Chicago, southeast Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, central and western Illinois, and eastern Iowa. First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of First Midwest Bancorp is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.858% of First Midwest Bancorp shares are held by insiders and 82.253% by institutions.

• How many people work for First Midwest Bancorp?

  Latest data suggests 2,122 work at First Midwest Bancorp.

• When does the fiscal year end for First Midwest Bancorp?

  First Midwest Bancorp's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is First Midwest Bancorp based?

  First Midwest Bancorp's address is: 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, 60631-3655

• What is First Midwest Bancorp's ISIN number?

  First Midwest Bancorp's international securities identification number is: US3208671046

• What is First Midwest Bancorp's CUSIP number?

  First Midwest Bancorp's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 320867104