The9 (NCTY) Competitors $8.34 -0.74 (-8.15%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.48 +0.14 (+1.68%) As of 06/13/2025 06:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCTY vs. NPB, UNTY, BHB, COFS, ACNB, TCBX, LDI, FFWM, FBIZ, and BWBShould you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include Northpointe Bancshares (NPB), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), ACNB (ACNB), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), loanDepot (LDI), First Foundation (FFWM), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), and Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. The9 vs. Its Competitors Northpointe Bancshares Unity Bancorp Bar Harbor Bankshares ChoiceOne Financial Services ACNB Third Coast Bancshares loanDepot First Foundation First Business Financial Services Bridgewater Bancshares The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) and Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is NCTY or NPB more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The9N/A N/A N/A Northpointe Bancshares N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend NCTY or NPB? Northpointe Bancshares has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 33.10%. Given Northpointe Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northpointe Bancshares is more favorable than The9.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The9 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Northpointe Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor NCTY or NPB? In the previous week, The9 had 1 more articles in the media than Northpointe Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The9 and 2 mentions for Northpointe Bancshares. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Northpointe Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that The9 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The9 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northpointe Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, NCTY or NPB? The9 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northpointe Bancshares. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe9$111.71M0.93$2.82MN/AN/ANorthpointe Bancshares$196.56M2.27N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor NCTY or NPB? The9 received 105 more outperform votes than Northpointe Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Northpointe Bancshares an outperform vote while only 58.79% of users gave The9 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe9Outperform Votes10758.79% Underperform Votes7541.21% Northpointe BancsharesOutperform Votes2100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NCTY or NPB? 0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Northpointe Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNorthpointe Bancshares beats The9 on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The9 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCTY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NCTY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCTY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe9Nondepository credit institutions IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$103.95M$8.05B$25.80B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A4.34%2.85%4.16%P/E RatioN/A21.1944.3919.64Price / Sales0.937.281,695.14152.17Price / CashN/A42.1534.7434.64Price / Book1.543.036.824.60Net Income$2.82M$524.65M$741.34M$248.06M7 Day Performance-15.42%-2.33%-0.41%-0.94%1 Month Performance-30.50%3.20%1.34%3.52%1 Year Performance-3.02%19.06%52,285.81%14.02% The9 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCTYThe90.7546 of 5 stars$8.34-8.1%N/A-2.1%$103.95M$111.71M0.0070NPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$13.03-0.8%$17.25+32.4%N/A$447.78M$196.56M0.00541News CoverageUNTYUnity Bancorp4.1837 of 5 stars$43.64-1.3%$52.50+20.3%+65.8%$437.75M$109.74M10.75230Positive NewsBHBBar Harbor BanksharesN/A$28.52-1.9%N/AN/A$436.84M$150.40M10.01490News CoverageCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services4.2128 of 5 stars$29.11-1.6%$37.00+27.1%+7.6%$436.18M$103.15M8.93380ACNBACNB3.9159 of 5 stars$41.03-1.3%$48.40+18.0%+30.3%$429.75M$116.36M11.00400Positive NewsTCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.9201 of 5 stars$30.71+0.2%$35.00+14.0%+53.7%$424.81M$175.91M11.09330Positive NewsLDIloanDepot3.4153 of 5 stars$1.26-3.8%$1.98+56.7%-27.2%$415.69M$831.14M-2.4213,500Gap DownFFWMFirst Foundation3.6071 of 5 stars$5.03-2.6%$6.80+35.3%-10.3%$413.99M$69.21M-3.75710FBIZFirst Business Financial Services4.6539 of 5 stars$48.01-1.6%$57.25+19.2%+40.8%$399.40M$158.03M9.20340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBWBBridgewater Bancshares4.64 of 5 stars$14.47-1.2%$18.00+24.4%+37.5%$397.06M$113.88M14.05250Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northpointe Bancshares Competitors Unity Bancorp Competitors Bar Harbor Bankshares Competitors ChoiceOne Financial Services Competitors ACNB Competitors Third Coast Bancshares Competitors loanDepot Competitors First Foundation Competitors First Business Financial Services Competitors Bridgewater Bancshares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NCTY) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredGold is soaring. 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