NIC

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC

NYSE · National Commercial Banks · Inc. WI · CIK 0001174850
$144.06 +4.94% $3.1B
High Impact Filing (7/10)4 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$3.1B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (78%)
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$130.4M
Inst. Activity4 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 3S
Insider Net $-$1.7M
SEC Reports1
Exchange NYSE·Sector National Commercial Banks·Inc. WI·CIK 0001174850·Prev Close $137.28

Recent Activity

May 19, 2026 Insider
CHANEY CARL J sold 429 shares
Director @ $139.63 ($59.9K)
May 19, 2026 Insider
Dykema John Nicholas sold 429 shares
Director @ $139.63 ($59.9K)
May 19, 2026 Insider
LONG DONALD J JR sold 429 shares
Director @ $139.63 ($59.9K)
Apr 21, 2026 SEC
Nicolet Bankshares announced Q1 2026 earnings with net income of $15 million ($0.81 diluted EPS) on $110 million in net
8-K — Impact 7/10
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — DOUBLED
95,370 shares ($11.6M)
Inst.
FMR LLC — TRIM
50,929 shares ($6.2M)
Apr 21, 2026 earnings_calendar
NIC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-21

Price Targets

$174.20 +18.3% upside Buy
Current $147.31 Low $165.00 Median $173.00 High $183.00 5 analysts
$165.00 $183.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy78% buy · 9 analysts
1Strong Buy
6Buy
2Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 22, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Feb 19, 2026 Piper Sandler UPGRADE Neutral → Overweight
Jan 22, 2026 Maxim Group MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jan 22, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Jan 21, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.89 ▼ -6.4% $2.79 — $3.14 23% YoY 4
Next Q $3.09 ▼ -6.4% $2.93 — $3.31 16% YoY 4
Current FY $11.90 ▼ -4.9% $11.60 — $12.59 21% YoY 4
Next FY $13.29 ▼ -7.4% $13.00 — $13.76 12% YoY 4

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$89.5M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$13.4MNEW
MORGAN STANLEY$11.6MDOUBLED
FMR LLC$6.2MTRIM
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$4.6MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 19, 2026CHANEY CARLA$59.9K
May 19, 2026Dykema JohnA$59.9K
May 19, 2026LONG DONALDA$59.9K
May 19, 2026WEYERS ROBERTA$59.9K
May 19, 2026Godwin JanetA$59.9K
8 institutional holders with $130.4M total value (1,074,885 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, CHARLES, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 4 institutions added/increased vs 2 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC737,578$89.5M68.6%
2CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC110,211$13.4M10.3%NEW
3MORGAN STANLEY95,370$11.6M8.9%DOUBLED +186.3%
4FMR LLC50,929$6.2M4.7%TRIM -64.4%
5RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC38,332$4.6M3.6%NEW
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN15,243$1.8M1.4%ADD +48.8%
7BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/14,974$1.8M1.4%TRIM -25.8%
8TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP12,248$1.5M1.1%DOUBLED +559.9%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED33,30995,370+186.3%$11.6M2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM142,89750,929-64.4%$6.2M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW38,332$4.6M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD10,24615,243+48.8%$1.8M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM20,18514,974-25.8%$1.8M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED1,85612,248+559.9%$1.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM269,746142,897-47.0%$19.2M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM47,14630,556-35.2%$4.1M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM16,54510,246-38.1%$1.4M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM4,5181,856-58.9%$249.6K2025-Q3
FMR LLCTRIM487,213269,746-44.6%$33.3M2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD14,45322,698+57.0%$2.8M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM23,25516,545-28.9%$2.0M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW4,518$557.9K2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT6,5820-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
UBS Group AGDOUBLED17,50957,963+231.0%$6.3M2025-Q1
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD13,89823,255+67.3%$2.5M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM23,5826,582-72.1%$717.2K2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCEXIT7,9240-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW23,582$2.5M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGADD8,93917,509+95.9%$1.8M2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD8,16213,898+70.3%$1.5M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED2,2737,924+248.6%$831.3K2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW116,409$11.1M2024-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED25,66753,836+109.7%$5.1M2024-Q3
16 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.7M ($0.00 bought, $1.7M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 19, 2026CHANEY CARL JDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026Dykema John NicholasDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026LONG DONALD J JRDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026WEYERS ROBERT JDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026Godwin Janet EDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026Hayek Matthew JDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026McCormick Tracy SDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026MERKATORIS SUSAN LDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026Smith Oliver PierceDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026TELLOCK GLEN EDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorA429$139.63$59.9K
May 19, 2026Dykema John NicholasDirectorA551.343$139.63$77.0K
May 19, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorA497.641$139.63$69.5K
May 19, 2026LONG DONALD J JRDirectorA569.244$139.63$79.5K
May 19, 2026WEYERS ROBERT JDirectorA458.259$139.63$64.0K
May 19, 2026CHANEY CARL JDirectorA497.641$139.63$69.5K
May 15, 2026MOORE HUBERT PHILLIP JRCFOG65$0.00$0.00
May 5, 2026DANIELS MICHAEL EChairman, President & CEOG7,738$0.00$0.00
Apr 30, 2026DANIELS MICHAEL EChairman, President & CEOG53,714$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026MERKATORIS SUSAN LDirectorG105$0.00$0.00
Apr 24, 2026MOORE HUBERT PHILLIP JRCFOG65$0.00$0.00
Apr 15, 2026BOHN WILLIAM MEVP Wealth Mgmt - Nicolet BankF940$156.70$147.3K
Apr 14, 2026Dykema John NicholasDirectorA6.356$158.42$1.0K
Apr 14, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorA12.712$158.42$2.0K
Apr 14, 2026LONG DONALD J JRDirectorA6.356$158.42$1.0K
Apr 14, 2026WEYERS ROBERT JDirectorA6.356$158.42$1.0K
Mar 12, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM10,000$56.43$564.3K
Mar 12, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 12, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorF6,691$150.28$1.0M
Mar 12, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorSELL1,885$149.49$281.8K
Mar 5, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM10,000$56.43$564.3K
Mar 5, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 5, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorF6,669$151.93$1.0M
Mar 5, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorSELL2,815$150.52$423.7K
Feb 18, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM15,000$48.85$732.8K
Feb 18, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorF8,604$155.17$1.3M
Feb 18, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorSELL6,396$155.47$994.4K
Feb 18, 2026ATWELL ROBERT BRUCEDirectorM15,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 13, 2026DANIELS MICHAEL EChairman, President & CEOF2,624$155.19$407.2K
Feb 13, 2026DANIELS MICHAEL EChairman, President & CEOA6,666$155.19$1.0M
Feb 13, 2026MOORE HUBERT PHILLIP JRCFOF1,122$155.19$174.1K
Feb 13, 2026MOORE HUBERT PHILLIP JRCFOA3,333$155.19$517.2K
Feb 13, 2026Witczak Eric JamesEVP & SecretaryF1,118$155.19$173.5K
Feb 13, 2026Witczak Eric JamesEVP & SecretaryA3,333$155.19$517.2K
Feb 13, 2026BOHN WILLIAM MEVP Wealth Mgmt - Nicolet BankA3,333$155.19$517.2K
Feb 13, 2026BOHN WILLIAM MEVP Wealth Mgmt - Nicolet BankF1,080$155.19$167.6K
Feb 13, 2026Hutjens Brad VincentEVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl BankA3,333$155.19$517.2K
Feb 13, 2026Hutjens Brad VincentEVP - CCO - Nicolet Natl BankF1,090$155.19$169.2K
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 0 bearish, 1 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 7.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (78% buy). Based on 9 analysts: 1 strong buy, 6 buy, 2 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$174.20 mean target +18.3% upside Buy (3.00)
$165.00 Low $183.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$147.31
Target Low$165.00
Target Mean$174.20
Target Median$173.00
Target High$183.00
# Analysts5
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.89 $2.79 $3.14 23.1% -6.4% 0↑ 4↓ $0.1B 84.8% 4
Next Q
2026-09-30
$3.09 $2.93 $3.31 16.1% -6.4% 0↑ 4↓ $0.1B 77.4% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$11.90 $11.60 $12.59 21.2% -4.9% 0↑ 4↓ $0.5B 73.1% 4
Next FY
2027-12-31
$13.29 $13.00 $13.76 11.7% -7.4% 0↑ 4↓ $0.6B 8.2% 4

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.893
7d ago$3.098-0.205
30d ago$3.090-0.197
60d ago$3.085-0.192
90d ago$3.130-0.237
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 22, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 19, 2026 Piper Sandler UPGRADE Neutral Overweight
Jan 22, 2026 Maxim Group MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 22, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 21, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 17, 2025 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261620078%
May 1, 20261620078%
Apr 1, 20261620078%
Mar 1, 20261610088%
Feb 1, 20261530067%
Jan 1, 20261530067%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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Apr 21, 2026
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NIC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-21
Apr 15, 2026
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NIC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-15
Apr 13, 2026
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NIC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-13
Feb 17, 2026
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FTD: NIC — 16,117 shares ($2.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260217, Price: $155.19, FTD Value: $2,501,197.23, NICOLET BANKSHARES INC COM (WI