Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) Competitors

Banco Macro (NYSE:BMA) and Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BMA or NIC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Macro	$3.42T	0.00	$2.23B	$11.41	8.48
Nicolet Bankshares	$418.83M	3.85	$61.52M	$7.86	13.49

Do analysts rate BMA or NIC?

Banco Macro presently has a consensus target price of $50.83, suggesting a potential downside of 47.43%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Nicolet Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nicolet Bankshares is more favorable than Banco Macro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Macro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Nicolet Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to BMA or NIC?

In the previous week, Banco Macro had 9 more articles in the media than Nicolet Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Banco Macro and 2 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.47 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Macro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nicolet Bankshares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BMA or NIC more profitable?

Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Banco Macro's net margin of 15.12%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Macro	15.12%	26.55%	7.77%
Nicolet Bankshares	23.35%	10.56%	1.34%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BMA or NIC?

43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Banco Macro 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BMA or NIC a better dividend stock?

Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Banco Macro pays out 51.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMA or NIC?

Banco Macro received 336 more outperform votes than Nicolet Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote while only 8.70% of users gave Nicolet Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Macro	Outperform Votes 338 62.83%	Underperform Votes 200 37.17%
Nicolet Bankshares	Outperform Votes 2 8.70%	Underperform Votes 21 91.30%

Which has more risk and volatility, BMA or NIC?

Banco Macro has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banco Macro beats Nicolet Bankshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.