Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) Competitors $126.38 -4.09 (-3.13%) Closing price 07/15/2025Extended Trading$126.16 -0.21 (-0.17%) As of 07/15/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NIC vs. UPST, OMF, GGAL, UWMC, QFIN, CADE, OZK, VLY, GBCI, and PFSIShould you be buying Nicolet Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nicolet Bankshares include Upstart (UPST), OneMain (OMF), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), UWM (UWMC), Qifu Technology (QFIN), Cadence Bank (CADE), Bank OZK (OZK), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), and PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Nicolet Bankshares vs. Its Competitors Upstart OneMain Grupo Financiero Galicia UWM Qifu Technology Cadence Bank Bank OZK Valley National Bancorp Glacier Bancorp PennyMac Financial Services Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) and Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to UPST or NIC? In the previous week, Nicolet Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than Upstart. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nicolet Bankshares and 4 mentions for Upstart. Nicolet Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Upstart's score of 0.70 indicating that Nicolet Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Upstart 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nicolet Bankshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, UPST or NIC? Upstart has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, UPST or NIC? Nicolet Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upstart. Upstart 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 RatioUpstart$636.53M11.08-$128.58M-$0.75-98.84Nicolet Bankshares$520.63M3.66$124.06M$8.2915.24 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UPST or NIC? 63.0% of Upstart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Upstart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Nicolet Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend UPST or NIC? Upstart presently has a consensus target price of $71.62, indicating a potential downside of 3.39%. Nicolet Bankshares has a consensus target price of $119.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.64%. Given Upstart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Upstart is more favorable than Nicolet Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Upstart 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Nicolet Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Is UPST or NIC more profitable? Nicolet Bankshares has a net margin of 24.31% compared to Upstart's net margin of -9.20%. Nicolet Bankshares' return on equity of 11.08% beat Upstart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Upstart-9.20% -15.27% -4.60% Nicolet Bankshares 24.31%11.08%1.46% SummaryUpstart and Nicolet Bankshares tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NIC 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 BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.97B$877.72M$12.10B$20.82BDividend Yield0.98%3.13%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio15.2419.1618.9927.17Price / Sales3.662.1926.5048.12Price / Cash14.4249.0321.6222.28Price / Book1.641.112.274.56Net Income$124.06M$54.19M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-2.32%-1.71%-0.69%-1.16%1 Month Performance8.05%6.56%2.92%3.18%1 Year Performance35.57%13.72%540.23%6.83% Nicolet Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICNicolet Bankshares1.9037 of 5 stars$126.38-3.1%$119.25-5.6%+41.7%$1.97B$520.63M15.24860Positive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeUPSTUpstart3.8335 of 5 stars$74.99-0.8%$71.62-4.5%+147.4%$7.13B$636.53M-99.991,193Analyst UpgradeOMFOneMain4.7906 of 5 stars$58.90+0.0%$60.00+1.9%+11.5%$7.01B$4.99B12.459,000Analyst ForecastGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia3.5149 of 5 stars$46.79-0.7%$61.20+30.8%+73.1%$6.90B$6.46T6.8912,440UWMCUWM4.0815 of 5 stars$4.24+2.0%$6.18+45.9%-47.0%$6.77B$2.16B-32.589,100Insider TradeQFINQifu Technology4.0943 of 5 stars$42.50-1.4%$51.73+21.7%+114.6%$6.70B$2.35B6.523,527Positive NewsCADECadence Bank4.1316 of 5 stars$35.52+1.2%$38.50+8.4%+10.2%$6.47B$2.90B12.465,335Upcoming EarningsOZKBank OZK3.8074 of 5 stars$52.55+1.9%$52.75+0.4%+14.2%$5.98B$2.77B8.613,028Upcoming EarningsVLYValley National Bancorp4.5186 of 5 stars$9.60+0.9%$10.73+11.7%+21.8%$5.38B$3.58B13.913,732GBCIGlacier BancorpN/A$46.68+1.1%N/AN/A$5.30B$1.27B25.103,595PFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.958 of 5 stars$100.83+0.8%$120.83+19.8%-2.2%$5.21B$2.98B15.474,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UPST Competitors OMF Competitors GGAL Competitors UWMC Competitors QFIN Competitors CADE Competitors OZK Competitors VLY Competitors GBCI Competitors PFSI 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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