Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB) Competitors $32.44 +0.60 (+1.88%) As of 09/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BHB vs. NIC, CMPO, PWP, LC, CASH, VBTX, LOB, CCB, SII, and CLBKShould you be buying Bar Harbor Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bar Harbor Bankshares include Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), CompoSecure (CMPO), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), LendingClub (LC), Pathward Financial (CASH), Veritex (VBTX), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), Coastal Financial (CCB), Sprott (SII), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bar Harbor Bankshares vs. Its Competitors Nicolet Bankshares CompoSecure Perella Weinberg Partners LendingClub Pathward Financial Veritex Live Oak Bancshares Coastal Financial Sprott Columbia Financial Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) and Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE:BHB) are both banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is NIC or BHB more profitable? Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 25.12% compared to Bar Harbor Bankshares' net margin of 0.00%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 11.48% beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nicolet Bankshares25.12% 11.48% 1.52% Bar Harbor Bankshares N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, NIC or BHB? Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bar Harbor Bankshares has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NIC or BHB? 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NIC or BHB a better dividend stock? Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nicolet Bankshares has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Bar Harbor Bankshares has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Bar Harbor Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend NIC or BHB? Nicolet Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $145.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Bar Harbor Bankshares has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.89%. Given Bar Harbor Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bar Harbor Bankshares is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nicolet Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Bar Harbor Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, NIC or BHB? Nicolet Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Bar Harbor Bankshares. Bar Harbor Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nicolet Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNicolet Bankshares$520.63M3.92$124.06M$8.7115.76Bar Harbor Bankshares$147.73M3.66$43.04M$2.5812.57 Does the media refer more to NIC or BHB? In the previous week, Nicolet Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Bar Harbor Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares and 6 mentions for Bar Harbor Bankshares. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' score of 0.90 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nicolet Bankshares 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bar Harbor Bankshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNicolet Bankshares beats Bar Harbor Bankshares on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BHB 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 NYSE 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 BHB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBar Harbor BanksharesState Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$541.20M$2.47B$6.38B$21.26BDividend Yield3.97%2.17%4.31%3.52%P/E Ratio12.5717.031,762.0029.40Price / Sales3.662.751,358.8949.02Price / CashN/A12.86127.5424.13Price / BookN/A1.302.034.54Net Income$43.04M$153.05M$1.23B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.53%0.27%-0.18%0.06%1 Month Performance6.85%10.28%1.99%5.21%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A27.66%15.23% Bar Harbor Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHBBar Harbor Bankshares2.4725 of 5 stars$32.44+1.9%$35.00+7.9%N/A$541.20M$147.73M12.57490NICNicolet Bankshares2.7797 of 5 stars$139.75+1.6%$145.33+4.0%+41.6%$2.04B$520.63M16.04860News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendCMPOCompoSecure1.0408 of 5 stars$19.85+0.3%$17.67-11.0%+61.5%$2.03B$420.57M-11.821,007Positive NewsInsider TradePWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.132 of 5 stars$22.42-1.1%$23.67+5.6%+21.3%$1.98B$878.04M27.34600Positive NewsLCLendingClub4.7312 of 5 stars$16.87+1.9%$16.57-1.7%+44.9%$1.90B$787.01M26.351,002Positive NewsInsider TradeCASHPathward Financial3.2461 of 5 stars$80.05+1.0%$91.00+13.7%+16.8%$1.89B$775.94M10.591,244Positive NewsVBTXVeritex4.4898 of 5 stars$34.33+1.9%$33.25-3.1%+43.2%$1.84B$797.62M16.35770News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑LOBLive Oak Bancshares4.0199 of 5 stars$38.63+1.5%$44.33+14.8%-8.3%$1.77B$516.93M26.64960Positive NewsEx-DividendCCBCoastal Financial3.826 of 5 stars$113.89-1.4%$110.25-3.2%+125.1%$1.75B$703.32M35.04380Positive NewsSIISprott2.7298 of 5 stars$64.75-0.5%N/A+68.9%$1.68B$178.65M33.55170Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CLBKColumbia Financial0.9797 of 5 stars$15.20-0.3%$16.00+5.3%-13.9%$1.60B$489.17M253.33750Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nicolet Bankshares Alternatives CompoSecure Alternatives Perella Weinberg Partners Alternatives LendingClub Alternatives Pathward Financial Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Live Oak Bancshares Alternatives Coastal Financial Alternatives Sprott Alternatives Columbia Financial Alternatives 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 (NYSE:BHB) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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