Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) Competitors $107.38 +2.24 (+2.13%) As of 12:33 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NIC vs. QFIN, OMF, PFSI, CADE, VLY, FLG, OZK, BMA, HWC, and SFBSShould you be buying Nicolet Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nicolet Bankshares include Qifu Technology (QFIN), OneMain (OMF), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Cadence Bank (CADE), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Bank OZK (OZK), Banco Macro (BMA), Hancock Whitney (HWC), and ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Nicolet Bankshares vs. Qifu Technology OneMain PennyMac Financial Services Cadence Bank Valley National Bancorp Flagstar Financial Bank OZK Banco Macro Hancock Whitney ServisFirst Bancshares Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) and Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Does the media prefer QFIN or NIC? In the previous week, Qifu Technology had 11 more articles in the media than Nicolet Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Qifu Technology and 5 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Qifu Technology's score of 1.30 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Qifu Technology 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nicolet Bankshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QFIN or NIC? Qifu Technology received 101 more outperform votes than Nicolet Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.18% of users gave Qifu Technology an outperform vote while only 11.11% of users gave Nicolet Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQifu TechnologyOutperform Votes10461.18% Underperform Votes6638.82% Nicolet BanksharesOutperform Votes311.11%Underperform Votes2488.89% Is QFIN or NIC a better dividend stock? Qifu Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Nicolet Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Qifu Technology pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nicolet Bankshares pays out 13.9% 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 QFIN or NIC more profitable? Qifu Technology has a net margin of 31.82% compared to Nicolet Bankshares' net margin of 23.83%. Qifu Technology's return on equity of 24.39% beat Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Qifu Technology31.82% 24.39% 11.68% Nicolet Bankshares 23.83%10.95%1.41% Do analysts prefer QFIN or NIC? Qifu Technology currently has a consensus price target of $45.10, indicating a potential upside of 21.24%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus price target of $118.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. Given Qifu Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Qifu Technology is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Qifu Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nicolet Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals believe in QFIN or NIC? 74.8% of Qifu Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Qifu Technology 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, QFIN or NIC? Qifu Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Nicolet Bankshares. Qifu Technology 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 RatioQifu Technology$14.04B0.42$603.58M$5.806.41Nicolet Bankshares$349.12M4.67$124.06M$8.0313.37 Which has more volatility & risk, QFIN or NIC? Qifu Technology has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nicolet Bankshares has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryQifu Technology beats Nicolet Bankshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Nicolet Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NIC 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 NYSE 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 NIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNicolet BanksharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.63B$20.62B$10.85B$18.54BDividend Yield1.11%3.90%5.83%4.23%P/E Ratio13.3711.7021.6431.25Price / Sales4.672.6125.4925.66Price / Cash14.7111.1617.6217.53Price / Book1.531.092.574.30Net Income$124.06M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.56%-0.82%0.30%-0.50%1 Month Performance-4.27%-5.51%-3.37%-6.61%1 Year Performance38.18%15.69%534.59%2.00% Nicolet Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICNicolet Bankshares3.1961 of 5 stars$107.38+2.1%$119.00+10.8%+35.8%$1.63B$349.12M13.37860Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsQFINQifu Technology3.8001 of 5 stars$36.08-5.7%$45.10+25.0%+111.3%$5.69B$14.04B7.302,199Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOMFOneMain4.9886 of 5 stars$41.51+1.2%$59.17+42.6%-4.5%$4.95B$4.54B9.799,200News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.9786 of 5 stars$95.75-7.7%$122.17+27.6%+10.5%$4.92B$2.41B16.404,140Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCADECadence Bank4.6694 of 5 stars$26.44+0.0%$38.64+46.1%+4.6%$4.82B$921.95M9.546,570Upcoming EarningsGap DownVLYValley National Bancorp4.6822 of 5 stars$8.11+0.7%$10.78+32.9%+9.7%$4.54B$1.84B11.753,830Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFLGFlagstar Financial2.3079 of 5 stars$10.55+1.1%$13.25+25.6%N/A$4.38B$2.58B-2.868,766Gap DownOZKBank OZK4.6066 of 5 stars$38.16+0.1%$50.38+32.0%-7.5%$4.33B$1.66B6.212,650BMABanco Macro3.1039 of 5 stars$64.80-4.3%$50.83-21.6%+86.9%$4.14B$3.23T5.688,000Short Interest ↓Gap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.7378 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$62.56+35.6%+14.3%$3.97B$1.44B8.733,630Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSFBSServisFirst Bancshares3.5174 of 5 stars$70.00-1.1%$93.50+33.6%+16.3%$3.82B$477.66M16.83570Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QFIN Competitors OMF Competitors PFSI Competitors CADE Competitors VLY Competitors FLG Competitors OZK Competitors BMA Competitors HWC Competitors SFBS 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 (NYSE:NIC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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