Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) Competitors $117.70 +0.89 (+0.76%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NIC vs. QFIN, OMF, BMA, CADE, FLG, OZK, PFSI, VLY, UPST, and HWCShould you be buying Nicolet Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nicolet Bankshares include Qifu Technology (QFIN), OneMain (OMF), Banco Macro (BMA), Cadence Bank (CADE), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Bank OZK (OZK), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Upstart (UPST), and Hancock Whitney (HWC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Nicolet Bankshares vs. Qifu Technology OneMain Banco Macro Cadence Bank Flagstar Financial Bank OZK PennyMac Financial Services Valley National Bancorp Upstart Hancock Whitney Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) and Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor NIC or QFIN? In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Nicolet Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Qifu Technology and 7 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares. Qifu Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Nicolet Bankshares' score of 1.13 indicating that Qifu Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nicolet Bankshares 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Qifu Technology 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NIC or QFIN a better dividend stock? Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Qifu Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Qifu Technology pays out 23.8% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NIC or QFIN? Qifu Technology received 101 more outperform votes than Nicolet Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.18% of users gave Qifu Technology an outperform vote while only 10.71% of users gave Nicolet Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNicolet BanksharesOutperform Votes310.71%Underperform Votes2589.29% Qifu TechnologyOutperform Votes10461.18% Underperform Votes6638.82% Which has more risk & volatility, NIC or QFIN? Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, NIC or QFIN? Qifu Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Nicolet Bankshares. Qifu Technology 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$356.32M5.02$124.06M$8.2914.20Qifu Technology$14.04B0.46$603.58M$5.807.14 Is NIC or QFIN more profitable? Qifu Technology has a net margin of 31.82% compared to Nicolet Bankshares' net margin of 23.83%. Qifu Technology's return on equity of 24.39% beat Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nicolet Bankshares23.83% 10.95% 1.41% Qifu Technology 31.82%24.39%11.68% Do analysts rate NIC or QFIN? Nicolet Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $119.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.32%. Qifu Technology has a consensus price target of $45.10, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Qifu Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Qifu Technology is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nicolet Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Qifu Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in NIC or QFIN? 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Qifu Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryQifu Technology beats Nicolet Bankshares on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nicolet Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NIC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNicolet BanksharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$21.91B$11.11B$18.91BDividend Yield0.96%3.64%5.77%4.02%P/E Ratio14.6412.3822.1032.86Price / Sales5.022.8026.1027.79Price / Cash14.7111.1617.6017.52Price / Book1.671.152.664.47Net Income$124.06M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.08%1.02%0.75%0.60%1 Month Performance7.29%0.93%-0.20%-2.74%1 Year Performance50.65%19.11%538.49%4.48% Nicolet Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICNicolet Bankshares1.9433 of 5 stars$117.70+0.8%$119.25+1.3%+53.4%$1.79B$356.32M14.64860Short Interest ↑Positive NewsQFINQifu Technology3.8155 of 5 stars$40.49-1.1%$45.10+11.4%+124.3%$6.38B$14.04B8.202,199Short Interest ↓Positive NewsOMFOneMain4.9214 of 5 stars$49.29+1.0%$58.17+18.0%-9.7%$5.88B$4.54B11.639,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBMABanco Macro2.4958 of 5 stars$91.57-2.4%$54.50-40.5%+63.2%$5.85B$4.52T8.038,000Positive NewsCADECadence Bank4.6732 of 5 stars$29.06+0.7%$37.36+28.6%+5.8%$5.30B$921.95M10.496,570Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeFLGFlagstar Financial1.729 of 5 stars$11.85+1.0%$13.25+11.8%N/A$4.91B$2.58B-3.218,766Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionOZKBank OZK4.4379 of 5 stars$43.05+0.8%$49.13+14.1%-4.6%$4.88B$1.66B7.012,650Positive NewsPFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.7753 of 5 stars$94.77+1.3%$121.17+27.9%+13.7%$4.87B$2.98B16.234,140Short Interest ↑VLYValley National Bancorp4.2577 of 5 stars$8.63+0.5%$10.67+23.6%+22.7%$4.83B$1.84B12.513,830Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓UPSTUpstart4.2247 of 5 stars$48.10-1.2%$69.46+44.4%+116.0%$4.57B$628.83M-32.941,880Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpHWCHancock Whitney4.6891 of 5 stars$52.19+0.3%$60.56+16.0%+14.8%$4.50B$1.45B9.883,630Dividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QFIN Competitors OMF Competitors BMA Competitors CADE Competitors FLG Competitors OZK Competitors PFSI Competitors VLY Competitors UPST Competitors HWC 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 (NYSE:NIC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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