Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) Competitors

43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 25.55% compared to Nicolet Bankshares' net margin of 21.77%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 12.66% beat Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity.

Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 35.5% 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 Community Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Nicolet Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nicolet Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Nicolet Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Given Nicolet Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nicolet Bankshares is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.

In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Nicolet Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 2 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Nicolet Bankshares' score of 1.27 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than Nicolet Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 2 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Nicolet Bankshares' score of 1.27 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 21.77% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.77%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 11.36% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Nicolet Bankshares. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nicolet Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 16.3% 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. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Nicolet Bankshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

First Financial Bancorp. currently has a consensus price target of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.31%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus price target of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Given Nicolet Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nicolet Bankshares is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

Nicolet Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $183.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.96%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.

43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Nicolet Bankshares. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nicolet Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Nicolet Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares and 1 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Nicolet Bankshares' score of 1.27 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 21.77% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 11.36% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 16.3% 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.

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp and Great Southern Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 0.77 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Great Southern Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.51%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus price target of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Given Nicolet Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nicolet Bankshares is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.

Nicolet Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nicolet Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 21.77% compared to Great Southern Bancorp's net margin of 20.72%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 11.36% beat Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity.