Nicolet Bankshares (NYSE:NIC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.99 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.80 by 6.79 percent. This is a 27.23 percent increase over earnings of $2.35 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $141.471 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $162.927 million by 13.17 percent. This is a 88.35 percent increase over sales of $75.109 million the same period last year.