The discovery of new and stable two-dimensional (2D) materials with exotic properties is essential for technological advancement. Inspired by the recently reported penta-PdPSe, we proposed penta-NiPS as a new member of the penta-2D materials based on first-principles calculations. The penta-NiPS monolayer is stable in two polymorphs including the α phase with identical structure as penta-PdPSe, and the newly proposed β phase with rotated sublayers. Comprehensive analyses indicated that both phases are thermodynamically, dynamically, mechanically, and thermally stable. The penta-NiPS is a soft material with 2D Young's modulus of E a = 208 Nm −1 and E b = 178 Nm −1 for the α phase and E a = 184 Nm −1 and E b = 140 Nm −1 for the β phase. Interestingly, the α-penta-NiPS showed nearly zero Poisson's ratios along the in-plane direction, where its dimensions would be maintained when being extended.For electronic application, we demonstrated that penta-NiPS is the wide band gap semiconductors with an indirect band gap of 2.35 eV for α phase, and 2.20 eV for β phase.