First Midwest Bancorp News

First Midwest Bancorp opened at 10.10 on Friday. First Midwest Bancorp has a 52-week low of $6.89 and a 52-week high of $12.87. The company has a market cap of $756.5 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69. First Midwest Bancorp last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 25th.

After conducting the business described in the Company's 2012 Proxy Statement, First Midwest's management will make a brief presentation.

The firm currently has a $13.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Zacks upgraded shares of First Midwest Bancorp from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note to investors on Friday, February 3rd.

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