Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST

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178.56 USD +1.02 (+0.57%)

At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:03 PM EST

178.56 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 3, 4:03 PM ET

175.47 Day range 180.91
153.17 52-week range 254.30
YTD
-12.06%
1 year
-8.48%
Market cap
5.50B
Revenue (ttm)
5.88B
Profit margin
3.20%
EPS (ttm)
5.28
Shares out
30.81M
P/E ratio
33.82
Forward P/E
6.83
Dividend
7.44 (4.34%)
Ex-dividend date
Nov 12, 2026
YTD return
-12.06%
1-year return
-8.48%
Volume
332.26K
Avg volume
349.75K
Open
176.77
Previous close
177.54
Day's range
175.47 – 180.91
52-week range
153.17 – 254.30
Beta
0.95
Analysts
Strong Buy
Price target
246.75 (+38.2%)
Earnings date
Nov 5, 2026

3M -17.82 (-9.08%)

160180Aug 12Aug 31Sep 18Oct 7Oct 26178.43

Key statistics

Enterprise value
17.15B
PEG ratio
0.29
Price / sales
0.93
Price / book
2.41
Dividend yield
4.34%
Payout ratio
140.91%
Revenue growth
62.20%
Free cash flow
800.63M
Total cash
218.00M
Total debt
12.09B
Return on equity
7.43%
Short % of float
12.69%
50-day average
167.96
200-day average
192.39

Financials — quick view

All financials
NXST Revenue — quarterly 1.99B
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
NXST Net income — quarterly 120.00M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
NXST EPS — quarterly 3.65
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026

Earnings

NXST recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Nov 5, 2026Sep 30, 20268.08———
Aug 6, 2026Jun 30, 20265.983.61-2.37-39.63%
May 7, 2026Mar 31, 20264.436.15+1.72+38.83%
Feb 26, 2026Dec 31, 20254.014.30+0.29+7.23%
Nov 6, 2025Sep 30, 20252.622.14-0.48-18.32%
Aug 7, 2025Jun 30, 20252.953.06+0.11+3.73%

Upgrades / downgrades

NXST analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Aug 7, 2026Wells FargomainOverweightOverweight
May 8, 2026Wells FargomainOverweightOverweight
Apr 28, 2026Barrington ResearchmainOutperformOutperform
Apr 10, 2026CitigroupupNeutralBuy
Apr 6, 2026BenchmarkmainBuyBuy
Mar 23, 2026Deutsche BankmainBuyBuy

About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. operates as a diversified media company that produces and distributes local and national news, sports, and entertainment contents on the television and digital platforms in the United States. It owns, operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to power television and radio stations; and provides television programming services. The company offers video and display advertising platforms through its own and various third party websites, mobile and over-the-top applications, digital media solutions to media publishers and advertisers, and a consumer product reviews platform. In addition, it owns NewsNation, a national cable news network; and WGN-AM, a Chicago radio station, as well as owns and operates digital multicast networks. Further, its digital assets include 125 local websites, 229 mobile applications, 110 connected television applications, television channels from The CW and The Hill, BestReviews, and advertising solutions. Additionally, the company engages in the digital business. Its stations are affiliates of ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, The CW, MyNetworkTV, and other broadcast television networks. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. was formerly known as Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in January 2017. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Broadcasting
Country
United States
Website
nexstar.tv

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Insider holders

NXST insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
ALFORD ANDREWOfficerSaleSep 22, 202611,726
BIARD MICHAELPresidentSaleAug 23, 202620,890
COMPTON SEAN DOfficerSaleJun 15, 202614,430
FITZSIMONS DENNIS JDirectorConversion of Exercise of derivative securityMar 19, 202514,962
GLIHA LEE ANNChief Financial OfficerSaleJun 15, 202620,075
GROSSMAN JAY MDirectorConversion of Exercise of derivative securityMar 23, 202657,308

Institution ownership

NXST institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Blackrock Inc.10.90%3,358,210596.22MJun 29, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4.65%1,431,230254.10MJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.63%1,427,362253.41MJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.23%1,302,020231.16MJun 29, 2026
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.51%1,082,163192.13MJun 29, 2026
State Street Corporation3.07%944,838167.75MJun 29, 2026

Fund ownership

NXST fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF3.35%1,032,598183.33MSep 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund2.99%921,100163.53MJun 29, 2026
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF2.55%785,620139.48MAug 30, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund2.16%665,510118.15MJun 29, 2026
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND-Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund2.05%630,593111.96MJun 29, 2026
iShares Trust-iShares Select Dividend ETF1.75%538,75395.65MSep 29, 2026