UBS Group AG Acquires 18,657 Shares of Nicolet Bankshares Inc. $NIC

UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Nicolet Bankshares Inc. (NYSE:NICFree Report) by 61.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 49,213 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,657 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Nicolet Bankshares were worth $5,970,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NIC. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Nicolet Bankshares by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 199,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,789,000 after acquiring an additional 57,536 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in shares of Nicolet Bankshares in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,850,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nicolet Bankshares by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 737,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,468,000 after acquiring an additional 22,474 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Nicolet Bankshares by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 540,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,695,000 after acquiring an additional 21,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of Nicolet Bankshares by 71.6% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 49,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,653,000 after acquiring an additional 20,640 shares in the last quarter. 43.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Nicolet Bankshares

In other news, Director Robert Bruce Atwell sold 3,309 shares of Nicolet Bankshares stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.82, for a total value of $495,754.38. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 34,054 shares in the company, valued at $5,101,970.28. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 7.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on NIC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Nicolet Bankshares from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Maxim Group raised their price objective on shares of Nicolet Bankshares from $161.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Nicolet Bankshares from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Nicolet Bankshares from $185.00 to $183.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Hovde Group reduced their price objective on shares of Nicolet Bankshares from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.50.

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Nicolet Bankshares Stock Performance

Shares of NIC stock opened at $142.32 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $147.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $139.69. Nicolet Bankshares Inc. has a 52 week low of $114.11 and a 52 week high of $163.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 16.68 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NICGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.98 by ($0.23). Nicolet Bankshares had a return on equity of 11.48% and a net margin of 21.89%.The company had revenue of $134.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.74 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Nicolet Bankshares Inc. will post 11.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Nicolet Bankshares Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This is a boost from Nicolet Bankshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. Nicolet Bankshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.88%.

About Nicolet Bankshares

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Nicolet Bankshares, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Through its subsidiary, Nicolet National Bank, it provides a range of commercial and consumer banking services to businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations across northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The company’s branch network, digital banking platform and commercial lending centers support its focus on community banking and regional growth.

The company offers deposit products such as checking, savings and money market accounts, alongside consumer and commercial lending solutions.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC)

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