The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc
FMAO · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $397M · 473 employees
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-06-14
Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc holds its Markdown at $28.80. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 410 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 410 days |
| Price at the screen | $28.80 |
| Valuation | 10.99 trailing · 9.56 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Excluded industry: Banks - Regional
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Excluded industry: Banks - Regional | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 0.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 3 covering, consensus None. The average target sits −1% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model and the Street both land near today's price: fairly valued, with no strong edge either way.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-06-14 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 9.6xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 11.0xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 2.62 |
| EPS, forward | 3.01 |
| Revenue growth | +16.5%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 29.0%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 10.0%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 316.00% |
| Beta | 0.83steadier than the market |
| 52-week range | 22.77 - 29.83 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $397M |
| Employees | 473 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Briggs Andrew J | Dir | S - Sale | 6,000 | $204,960 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul2026 | Bob Latta | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $27.20 | +5.4% | · | $1,054 | +5.4% |
| 2 months | $27.23 | +5.3% | · | $1,053 | +5.3% |
| 3 months | $24.58 | +16.7% | $0.23 | $1,176 | +17.6% |
| 6 months | $26.27 | +9.2% | $0.46 | $1,109 | +10.9% |
| 1 year | $23.50 | +22.0% | $0.91 | $1,259 | +25.9% |
| 2 years | $21.15 | +35.6% | $1.79 | $1,441 | +44.1% |
| 3 years | $21.94 | +30.7% | $2.65 | $1,428 | +42.8% |
| 5 years | $18.87 | +52.0% | $4.22 | $1,743 | +74.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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