Nicolet Bankshares vs Northwest Bancshares
NIC and NWBI side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NIC and NWBI compare
Nicolet Bankshares is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Northwest Bancshares ($3.6B against $2.2B).
Nicolet Bankshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (55.3% versus 14.6% for Northwest Bancshares).
Nicolet Bankshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.8% compared with 27.8% at Northwest Bancshares.
Both pay dividends: Nicolet Bankshares yields 0.78% and Northwest Bancshares 5.3%.
Northwest Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 13 for Nicolet Bankshares), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NIC | NWBI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $174.08 | $15.12 |
| Change, 1 year | 39.6% | 27.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 138% | 9.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.67 | 0.54 |
| Employees | 986 | 2,233 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.3× | – |
| P/S | 6.1× | 3.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.6× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.5× (better) | 18.7× |
| PEG | 1.35 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| Fair value | $130.97 | – |
| Margin of safety | −32.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 55.3% (better) | 14.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.4% (better) | 4.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.6% | 77.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.4% (better) | 8.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 29.8% (better) | 27.8% |
| FCF margin | 33.0% (better) | 16.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% | 10.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.28 (better) | 0.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.78% | 5.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.3% | 58.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.0% |
| Buyback yield | 2.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 63.3% | 69.9% |
| Held by insiders | 8.9% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.0M | $278K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.9% | 5.7% |
Go deeper
- NIC stock overview
- NIC income statement
- NIC valuation and score
- NWBI stock overview
- NWBI income statement
- NWBI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.