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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

NXST Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$162.10

▲ +0.57 (+0.4%)

52w hi$248.77
52w lo$153.17
Vol287.30K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.19

Short-0.37
Medium-0.18
Long+0.12

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Communication Services · Broadcasting

Market cap$4.99B
Enterprise value$16.86B
Trailing P/E30.70x
Forward P/E6.96x
EV / EBITDA9.92x
P / S (ttm)0.85x
Profit margin3.2%
Return on equity7.4%
Revenue growth+62.2%
Earnings growth+18.0%
Debt / equity533.79

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector+0.03
Technical-0.27
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.nexstar.tv

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.80
Corr SPX0.36
Annual vol35.5%
Annual ret+5.0%
Sharpe0.14
Max DD-39.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-08-03Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-06-16Shareholder Vote, Reg FD Disclosureread
2026-05-07Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-01Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-04-02Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-03-30Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement…read
2026-03-20Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-03-20Material Agreement, Acquisition / Disposition…read
2026-02-26Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-03Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-11-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share93.2%
HHI2,154 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$168.74M944.84K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$167.00M935.09K
Capital Research / Capital World$83.50M467.54K
AQR Capital Management$76.64M433.72K
Millennium Management$45.77M256.31K
Citadel Advisors$38.06M213.09K
Bridgewater Associates$1.41M7.91K
T. Rowe Price Group$49.98K279.87K

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)2.29%
$ / share (TTM)$3.72
5y CAGR+27.1%

Annual dividend per share

2021$2.80
2022$3.60
2023$5.40
2024$6.76
2025$7.44
2026$1.86

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-0710-Qview
2026-08-068-Kview
2026-08-038-Kview
2026-06-294view
2026-06-164view
2026-06-164view
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2026-06-164view
2026-06-164view
2026-06-168-Kview
2026-06-164view
2026-06-154view
2026-06-154view

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$4.95B+26.1%
Operating income$849.00M+31.8%
Net income$109.00M+31.8%
Cash from ops$999.00M+32.4%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$161.19$162.33$159.33$162.10287.30K
Sep 24$164.47$166.54$159.85$161.53356.70K
Sep 23$167.53$168.99$164.05$165.57341.50K
Sep 22$167.92$171.53$164.16$167.53310.20K
Sep 21$157.67$168.99$157.67$166.15402.80K

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