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Nexstar Media Group Inc

NXST
195.730USD
+0.550+0.28%
Close 10/31, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
5.93BMarket Cap
9.48P/E TTM

Nexstar Media Group Inc

195.730
+0.550+0.28%
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 of Nexstar Media Group Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

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 an average 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.

Nexstar Media Group Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 79
Overall Ranking
79 / 4618
Industry
Media & Publishing

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
231.357
Target Price
+18.54%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Nexstar Media Group Inc 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 PE is 9.79, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 30.80M shares, decreasing 7.47% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC
Star Investor Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC holds 34.19K 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 Updated: 2025-10-31

The company's current financial score is 7.98, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 7.29. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 1.23B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 3.15%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 21.19%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.98
Change
0

Financials

6.53

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

9.94

Operational Efficiency

8.41

Growth Potential

6.80

Shareholder Returns

8.22

Nexstar Media Group Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current valuation score is 8.22, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 7.31. Its current P/E ratio is 9.79, which is 88.28% below the recent high of 18.44 and 34.13% above the recent low of 6.45.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.22
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 5/79
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 7.44. The average price target for Nexstar Media Group Inc is 230.00, with a high of 250.00 and a low of 185.21.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
231.357
Target Price
+18.54%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

20
Total
6
Median
10
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Nexstar Media Group Inc
NXST
9
Walt Disney Co
DIS
34
Warner Bros Discovery Inc
WBD
27
Fox Corp
FOX
23
Fox Corp
FOXA
23
Formula One Group
FWONK
15
1
2
3
4

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 Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.94, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 6.81. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 206.29 and the support level at 185.63, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.90
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(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.577
Neutral
RSI(14)
50.556
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
63.795
Buy
ATR(14)
4.763
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
62.118
Neutral
Williams %R
28.033
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
-0.197
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
192.300
Buy
MA10
192.902
Buy
MA20
194.794
Buy
MA50
199.822
Sell
MA100
192.298
Buy
MA200
177.318
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 5.85. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 101.61%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 5.71%. 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
3.07M
+0.81%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.84M
-5.74%
Sook (Perry A)
1.75M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.35M
+0.52%
Neuberger Berman, LLC
1.28M
-13.22%
LSV Asset Management
1.19M
-2.36%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
1.14M
-0.13%
State Street Investment Management (US)
909.32K
-4.91%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
882.32K
+27.05%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.
805.37K
+0.16%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-31

The company’s current risk assessment score is 8.00, which is higher than the Media & Publishing industry's average of 4.93. The company's beta value is 0.97. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.97
VaR
+3.15%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+20.83%
240-Day Volatility
+35.59%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.49%
120 days
+4.49%
5 years
+11.10%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.35%
120 days
-3.35%
5 years
-13.08%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.80
120 days
+1.49
5 years
+0.61

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+20.83%
3 years
+37.18%
5 years
+37.18%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.85
3 years
+0.09
5 years
+0.44
Skewness
240 days
+0.40
3 years
-0.30
5 years
-0.04

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+35.59%
5 years
+33.73%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.59%
5 years
+2.55%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+269.87%
240 days
+269.87%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+26.40%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+18.57%

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

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Nexstar Media Group Inc
Nexstar Media Group Inc
NXST
8.02 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Fox Corp
Fox Corp
FOXA
8.74 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Fox Corp
Fox Corp
FOX
8.23 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
New York Times Co
New York Times Co
NYT
8.07 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Criteo SA
Criteo SA
CRTO
8.05 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
TKO Group Holdings Inc
TKO Group Holdings Inc
TKO
8.00 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
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