Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NBTB in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's attention on NBT Bancorp centers on analyst commentary. Argus raised its target price for NBTB to $56.00, while coverage also notes an overall "Hold" rating with an average price target of $54.10, alongside mention that shares recently crossed above their 200-day moving average following a quarter that narrowly missed earnings estimates.
NBTB closed at $50.39, up 0.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $51.69 and 200-day average of $47.05. The stock's one-month return stands at -2.6% while the six-month return is 11%. The GekkoIndex reads 61.9, placing it in the Accumulation zone, up 3.6 over five sessions. Shares trade 6.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $54.04, within a 52-week range of $39.20 to $54.50.
NBT Bancorp's next earnings date falls on 27 October 2026, 15 days away, which sits inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS beat of $1.05 versus a $0.99 estimate, with a -0.5% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 10.5% return over 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Current analyst consensus across 4 firms shows 2 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $57.50 and consensus upside of 14.1%.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
NBT Bancorp scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $50.39 sits between the 50-day ($51.69) and 200-day ($47.05) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart61.9, Accumulation
Reading 61.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex6.8% below
Price is 6.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 15 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 15 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+10.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +10.5% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
NBT Bancorp closed at $50.39 on Oct 12, 2026, +23.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $39.20 to $54.50.
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NBT Bancorp’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.6 points over five sessions.
Up 3.6 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 33 | +0.6% | +1.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 220 | +0.3% | +2.7% | ||
| Neutral | 403 | +0.1% | +0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | +1.1% | −0.7% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average NBTB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
NBT Bancorp trades 6.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $54.04, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what NBT Bancorp shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$54.04
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
6.8% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.5% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NBT Bancorp, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NBTB in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in NBTB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
NBT Bancorp has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
NBT Bancorp reports on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 27, 2026
15 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | $1.05 est $0.99 | $185.1M est $183.6M | −0.5% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $1.05 est $0.97 | $183.0M est $183.8M | +0.9% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $0.88 est $0.82 | $170.7M est $183.9M | +4.0% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.80 est $0.76 | $154.0M est $151.0M | +1.7% |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $0.77 est $0.76 | $147.9M est $146.7M | −4.0% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $0.80 est $0.77 | $146.9M est $145.2M | +3.9% |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $0.69 est $0.69 | $139.7M est $141.1M | +9.7% |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $0.68 est $0.68 | $140.0M est $139.2M | +4.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for NBT Bancorp is $57.50, +14.1% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | KBW | $54 | +7.2% |
| Jul 30 | Stephens | $55 | +9.1% |
| Jul 29 | D.A. Davidson | $59 | +17.1% |
| Jul 29 | Piper Sandler | $56 | +11.1% |
| Jul 28 | D.A. Davidson | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, NBT Bancorp averaged +10.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +10.5% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +9.2% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, NBTB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
NBT Bancorp’s market cap is $2.62B, with a P/E ratio of 12.4 and revenue of $723.8M over the last twelve months.
2 headlines about NBT Bancorp from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
NBT Bancorp’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| JPMJP Morgan Chase | Accumulation | 6.9% below |
| BACBank of America | Accumulation | 13.1% below |
| RYRoyal Bank Of Canada | Accumulation | 6.5% below |
| WFCWells Fargo | Neutral | 8.5% below |
| CCitigroup | Neutral | 6.6% below |
| TDToronto Dominion Bank | Accumulation | 2.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
NBT Bancorp’s market cap is $2.62B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $50.39, with 51.96M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 12.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for NBT Bancorp is $57.50, +14.1% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate NBT Bancorp is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $50.39 is 6.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $54.04. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
NBT Bancorp is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $193.8M. NBT Bancorp beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.6% on average across the report.
NBT Bancorp’s 52-week high is $54.50 and its 52-week low is $39.20; it closed at $50.39 on Oct 12, 2026, +23.7% over the past year.
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