Carter Bankshares (CARE) Competitors $18.65 -0.19 (-1.01%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CARE vs. NIC, QCRH, BY, CMPO, BTDR, FBMS, SII, AMAL, AMTB, and CNOBShould you be buying Carter Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carter Bankshares include Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), QCR (QCRH), Byline Bancorp (BY), CompoSecure (CMPO), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), First Bancshares (FBMS), Sprott (SII), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Carter Bankshares vs. Nicolet Bankshares QCR Byline Bancorp CompoSecure Bitdeer Technologies Group First Bancshares Sprott Amalgamated Financial Amerant Bancorp ConnectOne Bancorp Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) and Carter Bankshares (NASDAQ:CARE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is NIC or CARE more profitable? Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Carter Bankshares' net margin of 6.07%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 10.56% beat Carter Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nicolet Bankshares23.35% 10.56% 1.34% Carter Bankshares 6.07%4.17%0.33% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NIC or CARE? Carter Bankshares received 30 more outperform votes than Nicolet Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.61% of users gave Carter Bankshares an outperform vote while only 9.09% of users gave Nicolet Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNicolet BanksharesOutperform Votes29.09%Underperform Votes2090.91% Carter BanksharesOutperform Votes3251.61% Underperform Votes3048.39% Do insiders & institutionals believe in NIC or CARE? 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Carter Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend NIC or CARE? Nicolet Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $106.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.05%. Carter Bankshares has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.28%. Given Carter Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carter 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Carter Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer NIC or CARE? In the previous week, Nicolet Bankshares had 4 more articles in the media than Carter Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares and 0 mentions for Carter Bankshares. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Carter Bankshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Nicolet Bankshares Positive Carter Bankshares Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, NIC or CARE? Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter Bankshares has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NIC or CARE? Nicolet Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Carter Bankshares. Nicolet Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carter Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNicolet Bankshares$418.83M4.10$61.52M$7.8614.35Carter Bankshares$127.61M3.37$23.19M$0.6230.08 SummaryNicolet Bankshares beats Carter Bankshares on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMissed Nvidia? Watch this ASAPThis little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrough so advanced, it’s going to make ChatGPT look like VHS. But what’s even more unbelievable? I believe it’ll make Nvidia’s meteoric rise look like a backyard bottle rocket.Click here and I’ll tell you everything you need to know. Get Carter Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARE 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 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 CARE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarter BanksharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$430.29M$22.85B$11.05B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A3.16%10.29%4.09%P/E Ratio30.0828.9644.5317.83Price / Sales3.372.70221.08158.41Price / Cash10.5910.8629.6036.29Price / Book1.111.274.246.50Net Income$23.19M$2.24B$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance-2.05%1.63%1.33%4.03%1 Month Performance0.32%9.50%4.23%4.92%1 Year Performance46.62%36.44%26.44%29.30% Carter Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARECarter Bankshares1.9053 of 5 stars$18.65-1.0%$21.50+15.3%+46.6%$430.29M$127.61M30.08730High Trading VolumeNICNicolet Bankshares3.1342 of 5 stars$112.83+2.0%$106.00-6.1%+49.4%$1.72B$418.83M14.35948Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsQCRHQCR3.5274 of 5 stars$92.67+1.9%$76.00-18.0%+81.4%$1.56B$350.01M13.361,030Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsBYByline Bancorp2.9595 of 5 stars$31.94+1.9%$29.88-6.5%+56.5%$1.42B$400.23M11.611,055Positive NewsCMPOCompoSecure0.7512 of 5 stars$16.04+3.4%$15.79-1.6%+208.5%$1.41B$390.63M-36.45720BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group3.0719 of 5 stars$11.54+3.1%$14.80+28.2%+180.8%$1.29B$368.55M-22.19211Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFBMSFirst Bancshares2.0879 of 5 stars$37.65+2.1%$35.50-5.7%+43.8%$1.17B$387.64M17.041,078Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSIISprott1.9032 of 5 stars$44.42+0.9%N/A+43.8%$1.15B$167.12M24.41170Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial2.9928 of 5 stars$36.51+1.4%$32.17-11.9%+76.5%$1.12B$311.12M10.68380Insider TradeAMTBAmerant Bancorp1.4592 of 5 stars$25.65+2.9%$25.60-0.2%+21.7%$1.08B$636.08M-17.36680High Trading VolumeCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7424 of 5 stars$27.83+2.1%$26.33-5.4%+45.5%$1.07B$504.07M15.66487Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NIC Alternatives QCRH Alternatives BY Alternatives CMPO Alternatives BTDR Alternatives FBMS Alternatives SII Alternatives AMAL Alternatives AMTB Alternatives CNOB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CARE) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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