The9 (NCTY) Competitors $10.31 +0.15 (+1.48%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.32 +0.00 (+0.05%) As of 09/12/2025 07:16 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. CARE, FBIZ, RRBI, CIVB, CWBC, MSBI, HKD, LSAK, BRBS, and SFSTShould you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include Carter Bankshares (CARE), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), Community West Bancshares (CWBC), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), AMTD Digital (HKD), Lesaka Technologies (LSAK), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), and Southern First Bancshares (SFST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. The9 vs. Its Competitors Carter Bankshares First Business Financial Services Red River Bancshares Civista Bancshares Community West Bancshares Midland States Bancorp AMTD Digital Lesaka Technologies Blue Ridge Bankshares Southern First Bancshares The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) and Carter Bankshares (NASDAQ:CARE) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NCTY or CARE? 0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Carter Bankshares 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. Which has more volatility and risk, NCTY or CARE? The9 has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter Bankshares has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer NCTY or CARE? In the previous week, The9 had 2 more articles in the media than Carter Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The9 and 2 mentions for Carter Bankshares. Carter Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat The9's score of 0.50 indicating that Carter Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The9 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carter Bankshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NCTY or CARE? Carter Bankshares has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. Given Carter Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carter Bankshares 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) 0.00Carter Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NCTY or CARE? Carter Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than The9. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe9$15.31M8.39-$10.06MN/AN/ACarter Bankshares$139.20M3.23$24.27M$1.3614.60 Is NCTY or CARE more profitable? Carter Bankshares has a net margin of 12.58% compared to The9's net margin of 0.00%. Carter Bankshares' return on equity of 7.68% beat The9's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The9N/A N/A N/A Carter Bankshares 12.58%7.68%0.65% SummaryCarter Bankshares beats The9 on 10 of the 14 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. 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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 ExcelMetricThe9INTERNET CONTENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$126.63M$4.02B$31.15B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A4.86%3.17%4.60%P/E RatioN/A9.57439.7225.97Price / Sales8.392.391,755.71181.13Price / Cash50.4124.6736.9460.44Price / Book2.894.747.246.29Net Income-$10.06M$121.37M$808.32M$270.96M7 Day Performance6.84%6.12%3.60%3.87%1 Month Performance24.67%10.84%4.17%4.88%1 Year Performance49.42%21.46%24,081.71%26.12% The9 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCTYThe90.8208 of 5 stars$10.31+1.5%N/A+47.3%$126.63M$15.31M0.0070News CoverageCARECarter Bankshares3.0887 of 5 stars$19.35-0.6%$22.00+13.7%+15.1%$438.21M$243.10M14.21730News CoveragePositive NewsFBIZFirst Business Financial Services4.8357 of 5 stars$51.44-1.7%$59.67+16.0%+21.6%$427.94M$262.38M9.15340Positive NewsRRBIRed River Bancshares4.1323 of 5 stars$64.01-2.1%$67.00+4.7%+27.3%$427.55M$157.67M11.29340News CoveragePositive NewsCIVBCivista Bancshares4.8601 of 5 stars$20.88-1.5%$24.80+18.8%+25.4%$402.92M$244.44M8.25440Positive NewsCWBCCommunity West Bancshares3.5367 of 5 stars$21.07-1.2%$21.67+2.8%+6.0%$402.69M$166.83M15.14253Positive NewsMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.5008 of 5 stars$18.34-0.4%$20.67+12.7%-18.9%$393.57M$489.48M-23.74970News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHKDAMTD Digital0.0522 of 5 stars$1.60-1.5%N/A-35.3%$392.91M$23.45M0.0050Positive NewsLSAKLesaka Technologies0.3043 of 5 stars$4.58-2.9%N/A-6.1%$371.72M$564.22M-5.582,531News CoverageEarnings ReportBRBSBlue Ridge Bankshares1.5645 of 5 stars$4.01-0.1%N/A+53.2%$368.14M$88.89M-6.24560News CoverageShort Interest ↓SFSTSouthern First Bancshares3.7848 of 5 stars$44.70-0.9%$51.00+14.1%+43.2%$365.69M$213.35M16.56290 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carter Bankshares Competitors First Business Financial Services Competitors Red River Bancshares Competitors Civista Bancshares Competitors Community West Bancshares Competitors Midland States Bancorp Competitors AMTD Digital Competitors Lesaka Technologies Competitors Blue Ridge Bankshares Competitors Southern First 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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