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Nexstar Media Group Inc

NXST

208.918USD

+2.258+1.09%
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6.33BMarket Cap
10.12P/E TTM

Nexstar Media Group Inc

208.918

+2.258+1.09%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 208
Overall Ranking
46 / 4732
Industry
Cyclical Consumer Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
229.951
Target Price
+11.74%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a diversified media company with television broadcasting, television network and digital media assets operating in the United States. The Company produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms. The Company’s segments include Broadcast and The CW Network, LLC (The CW). The Broadcast segment includes television stations and related local websites that Company owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to in various markets across the United States, NewsNation, a national cable news network, two owned and operated digital multicast networks and other multicast network services, and WGN-AM, a Chicago radio station. The CW segment is a broadcast network in the United States. The other activities of the Company include digital businesses focused on the national marketplace and the management of certain real estate assets.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 30.33%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 30.33%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest is 10.34, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 32.50M shares, decreasing 7.41% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 3.07M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.29.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The company's current financial score is 8.09, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 7.31. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 1.23B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 3.89%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 40.57%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.09
Change
0

Financials

6.72

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

9.30

Operational Efficiency

7.64

Growth Potential

7.73

Shareholder Returns

9.08

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 2.42. Its current P/E ratio is 10.31, which is 17.78% below the recent high of 12.15 and 25.04% above the recent low of 7.73.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.60
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 3/208
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 7.55. The average price target for Nexstar Media Group Inc is 229.00, with a high of 250.00 and a low of 172.56.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
229.951
Target Price
+11.74%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

22
Total
6
Median
9
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Nexstar Media Group Inc
NXST
9
Walt Disney Co
DIS
34
Warner Bros Discovery Inc
WBD
27
Fox Corp
FOXA
23
Fox Corp
FOX
23
Formula One Group
FWONK
15
1
2
3
4
5

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.96, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 7.78. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 226.23 and the support level at 183.22, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.87
Change
0.04

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.450
Neutral
RSI(14)
59.976
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
52.638
Buy
ATR(14)
5.851
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
34.284
Neutral
Williams %R
69.699
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.358
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
204.214
Buy
MA10
204.986
Buy
MA20
203.080
Buy
MA50
191.032
Buy
MA100
177.300
Buy
MA200
170.044
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 7.45. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 107.77%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.65%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 3.07M shares, representing 10.13% of shares outstanding, with 1.32% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
3.05M
-1.78%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
3.01M
+20.32%
Sook (Perry A)
1.75M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.34M
+0.79%
Neuberger Berman, LLC
1.48M
-0.36%
LSV Asset Management
1.22M
-0.87%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
1.14M
+3.26%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
956.30K
-0.85%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
694.46K
-2.57%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.
804.10K
+32.14%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Cyclical Consumer Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.79, which is higher than the Cyclical Consumer Services industry's average of 4.22. The company's beta value is 1.02. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.79
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.01
VaR
+3.15%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+23.25%
240-Day Volatility
+36.26%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.11%
120 days
+7.86%
5 years
+11.10%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.08%
120 days
-8.19%
5 years
-13.08%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.98
120 days
+1.41
5 years
+0.67
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+23.25%
3 years
+37.18%
5 years
+37.18%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.99
3 years
+0.12
5 years
+0.53
Skewness
240 days
-0.28
3 years
-0.23
5 years
-0.02
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+36.26%
5 years
+33.98%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.41%
5 years
+2.38%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+192.46%
240 days
+192.46%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+27.98%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+20.27%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.12%
120 days
+1.44%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+28.68%
60 days
-0.96%
120 days
+26.87%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-04
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7.92 /10
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7.74 /10
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