NBT Bancorp (NBTB)
NASDAQ:NBTB
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Rating:79Outperform
Price Target:
$51.00
▲(11.72% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/20/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial fundamentals led by improved balance-sheet leverage and strong recent cash generation, supported by attractive valuation (low P/E and solid dividend). Technicals are mildly constructive but not strongly bullish, while the earnings call adds support via improving margin/funding trends and capital returns, tempered by loan growth softness and some asset-quality/provision pressure.
Positive Factors
Balance-sheet strength
Improved leverage and higher equity provide structural capital flexibility: a stronger capital base supports sustained dividends, opportunistic buybacks and selective M&A without materially increasing funding risk. Over 2–6 months this underpins ability to absorb shocks and pursue growth.
Negative Factors
Loan growth weakness
Quarterly loan declines and planned runoff indicate headwinds to core net interest income if not reversed. Persistently weak loan origination or continued commercial payoffs can cap NII growth and limit scale benefits, pressuring longer‑term revenue expansion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance-sheet strength
Improved leverage and higher equity provide structural capital flexibility: a stronger capital base supports sustained dividends, opportunistic buybacks and selective M&A without materially increasing funding risk. Over 2–6 months this underpins ability to absorb shocks and pursue growth.
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NBT Bancorp (NBTB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.43B
Dividend Yield3.33%
Average Volume (3M)188.66K
Price to Earnings (P/E)13.3
Beta (1Y)0.82
Revenue Growth17.46%
EPS Growth16.00%
CountryUS
Employees2,083
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.56
Shares Outstanding52,010,230
10 Day Avg. Volume197,356
30 Day Avg. Volume188,656
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.96
Price to Book (P/B)1.03
Price to Sales (P/S)2.25
P/FCF Ratio8.93
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.00
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.59
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.48
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.22
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$50.00Price Target Upside9.53% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)4.17
Revenue Forecast (FY)$760.63M
NBT Bancorp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
NBT Bancorp Inc. operates as a financial holding company, providing an extensive array of commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management solutions. The institution's deposit offerings include checking accounts (comprising demand deposit...
How the Company Makes Money
NBT Bancorp primarily makes money through (1) net interest income and (2) noninterest income.
1) Net interest income (core banking spread):
- The largest driver for most community banks is the spread between interest earned on loans and securitie...
NBT Bancorp Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a net positive tone: year-over-year earnings, tangible book value, net interest income and margin all showed meaningful improvement, fee income growth reached an all-time high in retirement plan services, deposits strengthened and capital flexibility allowed for buybacks and M&A optionality. Offsetting items included quarter-to-quarter loan decline driven by planned runoff and elevated commercial payoffs, an increase in provisions and some localized asset-quality deterioration (a specific C&I and several CRE credits), modest quarter-over-quarter earnings seasonality, and competitive pressure in indirect auto. Overall the company appears well-capitalized and positioned to support market opportunities while managing tactical headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Earnings and Profitability Improvement
Net income of $51.1 million ($0.98 diluted EPS) in Q1 2026, representing a 27% increase versus Q1 2025. Operating return on assets (ROA) was 1.29% and return on tangible equity (ROTCE) was 15.50%, both reflecting meaningful year-over-year improvement.
Negative Updates
Loan Balances Declined Quarter-over-Quarter
Total loans were $11.5 billion, down $50.9 million from December 31, 2025. Approximately half of the decline was planned runoff in other consumer and residential solar portfolios (~$25 million). Elevated commercial payoffs contributed to the remainder of the decline.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Earnings and Profitability Improvement
Net income of $51.1 million ($0.98 diluted EPS) in Q1 2026, representing a 27% increase versus Q1 2025. Operating return on assets (ROA) was 1.29% and return on tangible equity (ROTCE) was 15.50%, both reflecting meaningful year-over-year improvement.
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Company Guidance
Management's guidance emphasized stable operating expense and capital priorities: Q1 operating expenses ran about $112 million and are expected to track roughly at that level in Q2 with full‑year operating expense growth of about 3–4% (annual merit increases ~3.3%); loan growth is expected to reaccelerate to low- to mid-single digits for 2026. They see net interest margin at 3.72% (up 7 bps q/q, +28 bps YoY) with loan yields of 5.66% (down 4 bps q/q), deposit cost at 1.34% (down 10 bps q/q) and modest potential for a few basis points of NIM improvement depending on the yield curve; net interest income was $134.3M and net income $51.1M ($0.98/share) in Q1. Other financial cadence items: securities cash flows ~$20–25M/month, loan accretion ~$6–6.5M/quarter (intangible amortization ~$3.5M/quarter), planned residential solar runoff ~ $100M/year (~$25M/quarter), provision $5.6M in Q1, reserves 1.2% of loans covering >2x NPLs, and continued focus on organic growth, annual dividend growth and opportunistic buybacks (250,000 shares repurchased in Q1).NBT Bancorp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 933.82M | 867.43M | 785.99M | 662.35M | 537.00M | 494.75M |
| Gross Profit | 696.08M | 625.73M | 554.83M | 492.50M | 497.97M | 484.22M |
| EBITDA | 262.54M | 241.03M | 206.95M | 175.73M | 215.22M | 219.74M |
| Net Income | 183.63M | 169.24M | 140.64M | 118.78M | 152.00M | 154.88M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 16.20B | 16.00B | 13.79B | 13.31B | 11.74B | 12.01B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 151.56M | 185.16M | 420.42M | 1.64B | 1.72B | 2.96B |
| Total Debt | 160.92M | 327.42M | 414.98M | 637.39M | 787.95M | 311.48M |
| Total Liabilities | 14.29B | 14.10B | 12.26B | 11.88B | 10.57B | 10.76B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.91B | 1.90B | 1.53B | 1.43B | 1.17B | 1.25B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 235.26M | 218.92M | 176.82M | 148.20M | 176.21M | 151.44M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 246.25M | 235.22M | 188.57M | 157.46M | 183.22M | 159.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 276.55M | 169.07M | -399.16M | -44.23M | -926.22M | -547.61M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -60.81M | -201.23M | 289.46M | -105.39M | -328.73M | 984.81M |
NBT Bancorp Technical Analysis
Positive
45.65
Price Trends
45.23
Positive
44.08
Positive
42.65
Positive
Market Momentum
0.64
Positive
54.18
Neutral
33.47
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For NBTB, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 45.65 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 46.44, above the 50-day MA of 45.23, and above the 200-day MA of 42.65, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.64 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 54.18 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 33.47 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for NBTB.
NBT Bancorp Risk Analysis
NBT Bancorp disclosed 27 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. NBT Bancorp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 1 New Risks
NBT Bancorp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $2.43B | 13.27 | 9.83% | 3.33% | 17.46% | 16.00% | |
78 Outperform | $2.20B | 10.77 | 10.66% | 2.97% | 3.87% | 16.71% | |
76 Outperform | $2.27B | 11.42 | 10.08% | 2.20% | 9.05% | 3.81% | |
75 Outperform | $2.16B | 14.99 | 13.58% | 1.88% | 9.58% | 17.44% | |
74 Outperform | $2.51B | 20.71 | 7.47% | 1.69% | 3.15% | 38.23% | |
72 Outperform | $2.56B | 9.20 | 13.62% | ― | 9.32% | 97.60% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
NBTB
NBT Bancorp
46.68
8.05
20.83%
BANR
Banner
64.83
4.59
7.62%
EFSC
Enterprise Financial Services
62.11
10.52
20.39%
FBNC
First Bancorp
60.76
20.88
52.36%
SYBT
Stock Yards Bancorp
73.18
0.47
0.65%
CUBI
Customers Bancorp
75.79
23.83
45.86%
NBT Bancorp Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresShareholder Meetings
NBT Bancorp Declares Dividend and Confirms Governance Stability
Positive
May 19, 2026
On May 19, 2026, NBT Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., reported total assets of $16.20 billion and operations centered on NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank with 176 branches across seven Northeas...
Business Operations and StrategyShareholder Meetings
NBT Bancorp Highlights Investor Engagement at 2026 Annual Meeting
Positive
May 18, 2026
On May 19, 2026, NBT Bancorp Inc. plans to deliver a presentation at its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, underscoring its ongoing engagement with investors and governance processes. The company has made the accompanying presentation slides ac...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
NBT Bancorp Releases Updated Investor Presentation for Analysts
Positive
May 4, 2026
On May 4, 2026, NBT Bancorp Inc., the holding company for NBT Bank N.A., announced that its executive management team has prepared a new investor presentation for use in upcoming meetings with investors and analysts. The slide deck has been posted...
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