Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -15.57%
- 1 year
- -12.16%
- Open
- 170.28
- Prev close
- 170.10
- Mkt cap
- 5.28B
- Vol
- 278.54K
- Avg vol
- 346.88K
- EPS
- 5.28
- P/E
- 32.47
- Div yield
- 4.37%
More statistics
- Low
- 168.98
- High
- 173.97
- Forward P/E
- 6.59
- Beta
- 0.93
- Short ratio
- 7.42
- Inst. own
- 102.27%
- Dividend
- 7.44
- Ex-div date
- Aug 13, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 5, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 168.28
- 200-d avg
- 192.60
- 1y target
- 246.75
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 15, 2024Dividend: 1.69
- Feb 12, 2025Dividend: 1.86
- May 19, 2025Dividend: 1.86
- Aug 7, 2025Earnings: 3.06; estimate 2.95; surprise 3.73%
- Aug 15, 2025Dividend: 1.86
- Nov 6, 2025Earnings: 2.14; estimate 2.62; surprise -18.32%
- Nov 12, 2025Dividend: 1.86
- Feb 13, 2026Dividend: 1.86
- Feb 26, 2026Earnings: 4.3; estimate 4.01; surprise 7.23%
- Mar 23, 2026Rating: Deutsche Bank · Buy → Buy
- Apr 6, 2026Rating: Benchmark · Buy → Buy
- Apr 10, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Neutral → Buy
- Apr 28, 2026Rating: Barrington Research · Outperform → Outperform
- May 7, 2026Earnings: 6.15; estimate 4.43; surprise 38.83%
- May 8, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Overweight → Overweight
- May 15, 2026Dividend: 1.86
- Aug 6, 2026Earnings: 3.61; estimate 5.98; surprise -39.63%
- Aug 7, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Overweight → Overweight
- Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 1.86
Signals (83)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 11, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 25, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 17, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 29, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 1, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 30, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 28, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 27, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 15, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 24, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 19, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 10, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 27, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 26, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 23, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 6, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 14, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 13, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 8, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 31, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 30, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 11, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 8, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 25, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 11, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 5.28B
- Enterprise value
- 17.11B
- Trailing P/E
- 32.44
- Forward P/E
- 6.59
- PEG ratio
- 0.29
- Price / sales
- 0.90
- Price / book
- 2.33
- EPS (TTM)
- 5.28
- Beta
- 0.93
- Dividend yield
- 4.37%
- Payout ratio
- 140.91%
- Profit margin
- 3.20%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 5.88B
- Revenue growth
- 62.20%
- Free cash flow
- 800.63M
- Total cash
- 218.00M
- Total debt
- 12.09B
- Return on equity
- 7.43%
- Shares outstanding
- 30.81M
- Short % of float
- 12.69%
- 50-day average
- 168.28
- 200-day average
- 192.60
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
- Target (low)
- 205.00
- Target (mean)
- 246.75
- Target (high)
- 290.00
- Strong buy2
- Buy6
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026
Expected Nov 5, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 11.87.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 8.08 | — | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 5.98 | 3.61 | -2.37 | -39.63% |
| May 7, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 4.43 | 6.15 | +1.72 | +38.83% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 4.01 | 4.30 | +0.29 | +7.23% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 2.62 | 2.14 | -0.48 | -18.32% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 2.95 | 3.06 | +0.11 | +3.73% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 8, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Barrington Research | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Citigroup | up | Neutral | Buy |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Benchmark | main | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | main | Buy | Buy |
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
News
- Nexstar Media Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $1.86 Per Share
- Nexstar Media and Mission Broadcasting to Bring Texas State Football Championships to Fans Across the State
- TEGNA Taps Brian Gregory to lead North Carolina Stations WCNC and WFMY
- TEGNA Recruits Seasoned Television Executive Mellynda Hartel to Lead Florida Stations
- TEGNA and Houston Comets Announce Partnership to Broadcast Games Locally on KHOU and KTBU
- Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC Acquires 5,212 Shares of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. $NXST
- TEGNA Appoints Tim Thomas to Lead WXIA-WATL in Atlanta and WMAZ in Macon
- TEGNA Taps Proven Revenue Leaders for Top Sales Roles
- TEGNA, Disney Entertainment Television Ink Multi-Year Agreement To Renew Station Affiliation Deals For All ABC-Affiliated Stations
- TEGNA and Disney Entertainment Television Renew ABC Affiliation Agreements in 13 Markets
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFORD ANDREW | Officer | Sale | Sep 22, 2026 | 11,726 |
| BIARD MICHAEL | President | Sale | Aug 23, 2026 | 20,890 |
| COMPTON SEAN D | Officer | Sale | Jun 15, 2026 | 14,430 |
| FITZSIMONS DENNIS J | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 19, 2025 | 14,962 |
| GLIHA LEE ANN | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Jun 15, 2026 | 20,075 |
| GROSSMAN JAY M | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 23, 2026 | 57,308 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 10.90% | 3,358,210 | 575.28M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.65% | 1,431,230 | 245.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.63% | 1,427,362 | 244.51M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.23% | 1,302,020 | 223.04M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3.51% | 1,082,163 | 185.38M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.07% | 944,838 | 161.86M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.35% | 1,032,598 | 176.89M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.99% | 921,100 | 157.79M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 2.55% | 785,620 | 134.58M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.16% | 665,510 | 114.01M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND-Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund | 2.05% | 630,593 | 108.02M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Select Dividend ETF | 1.75% | 538,753 | 92.29M | Sep 29, 2026 |