VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors $15.22 +0.22 (+1.47%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VBNK vs. NIC, HUT, CUBI, QCRH, CMPO, BY, SII, FBMS, AMAL, and FSUNShould you be buying VersaBank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VersaBank include Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Hut 8 (HUT), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), QCR (QCRH), CompoSecure (CMPO), Byline Bancorp (BY), Sprott (SII), First Bancshares (FBMS), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), and Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. VersaBank vs. Nicolet Bankshares Hut 8 Customers Bancorp QCR CompoSecure Byline Bancorp Sprott First Bancshares Amalgamated Financial Firstsun Capital Bancorp VersaBank (NASDAQ:VBNK) and Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, VBNK or NIC? VersaBank has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VBNK or NIC? VersaBank received 6 more outperform votes than Nicolet Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.54% of users gave VersaBank an outperform vote while only 9.09% of users gave Nicolet Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVersaBankOutperform Votes861.54% Underperform Votes538.46% Nicolet BanksharesOutperform Votes29.09%Underperform Votes2090.91% Does the media favor VBNK or NIC? In the previous week, Nicolet Bankshares had 7 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares and 1 mentions for VersaBank. VersaBank's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Nicolet Bankshares' score of -0.13 indicating that VersaBank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VersaBank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nicolet Bankshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend VBNK or NIC? VersaBank currently has a consensus target price of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus target price of $106.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Given VersaBank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VersaBank is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VersaBank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Nicolet Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VBNK or NIC? 56.9% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of VersaBank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned 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 VBNK or NIC a better dividend stock? VersaBank pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. VersaBank pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 14.2% 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. Is VBNK or NIC more profitable? Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 23.35% compared to VersaBank's net margin of 16.24%. VersaBank's return on equity of 11.85% beat Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VersaBank16.24% 11.85% 1.07% Nicolet Bankshares 23.35%10.77%1.35% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VBNK or NIC? Nicolet Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than VersaBank. VersaBank 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 RatioVersaBank$176.45M2.23$31.26M$1.3011.65Nicolet Bankshares$418.83M3.60$61.52M$7.8612.85 SummaryVersaBank beats Nicolet Bankshares on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here Get VersaBank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VBNK 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 VBNK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVersaBankCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$393.45M$36.52B$10.34B$8.52BDividend Yield0.49%4.25%10.21%4.13%P/E Ratio11.659.6843.6315.83Price / Sales2.231.773,440.0892.35Price / Cash12.149.8930.2134.18Price / Book1.411.184.085.07Net Income$31.26M$3.13B$991.43M$225.38M7 Day Performance2.85%-0.30%-0.33%0.06%1 Month Performance14.08%2.28%0.94%3.93%1 Year Performance94.73%50.25%24.75%32.51% VersaBank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VBNKVersaBank2.7428 of 5 stars$15.22+1.5%$16.67+9.5%+94.7%$395.26M$176.45M11.71100Positive NewsNICNicolet Bankshares1.9464 of 5 stars$100.99-0.7%$106.00+5.0%+38.0%$1.51B$418.83M12.85948Insider SellingNews CoverageHUTHut 81.8192 of 5 stars$16.02+1.5%$17.00+6.1%+628.2%$1.46B$115.90M0.00219Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCUBICustomers Bancorp4.1476 of 5 stars$45.77-0.8%$62.00+35.5%+13.0%$1.45B$1.44B6.16640Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeQCRHQCR2.7885 of 5 stars$78.37-0.9%$76.00-3.0%+64.6%$1.33B$349.56M11.371,030CMPOCompoSecure2.1234 of 5 stars$14.95-1.1%$15.07+0.8%+147.1%$1.23B$390.63M14.95720Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeBYByline Bancorp3.5449 of 5 stars$26.74-0.6%$29.88+11.7%+39.5%$1.18B$403.05M9.721,055Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SIISprott2.8771 of 5 stars$44.34+0.2%N/A+53.6%$1.14B$157.42M27.71170Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsFBMSFirst Bancshares1.6894 of 5 stars$33.15-1.0%$35.50+7.1%+35.9%$1.03B$387.64M15.001,078AMALAmalgamated Financial2.3738 of 5 stars$32.84-1.0%$32.17-2.1%+81.8%$1.01B$387.41M9.66380Insider SellingNews CoverageFSUNFirstsun Capital BancorpN/A$35.70-2.4%N/AN/A$986.75M$492.78M0.001,128News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nicolet Bankshares Alternatives Hut 8 Alternatives Customers Bancorp Alternatives QCR Alternatives CompoSecure Alternatives Byline Bancorp Alternatives Sprott Alternatives First Bancshares Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Firstsun Capital Bancorp 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:VBNK) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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