Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - (NXST): Price and Financial Metrics

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - (NXST): $173.77

0.10 (-0.06%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

D

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

B

NXST Price/Volume Stats

Current price $173.77 52-week high $200.83
Prev. close $173.87 52-week low $132.30
Day low $171.66 Volume 405,800
Day high $174.86 Avg. volume 311,767
50-day MA $164.57 Dividend yield 3.89%
200-day MA $158.49 Market Cap 5.90B

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NXST POWR Grades

  • Quality is the dimension where NXST ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 83.23% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for NXST is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • NXST ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 4th percentile.

NXST Stock Summary

  • Price to trailing twelve month operating cash flow for NXST is currently 5.14, higher than only 21.53% of US stocks with positive operating cash flow.
  • NXST's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 78.33% of US stocks.
  • NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is 23.88%, greater than the shareholder yield of 92.73% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC are BYD, AGO, SPNT, NWE, and SUM.
  • Visit NXST's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.nexstar.tv.

NXST Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Communication Services stock, NXST's price/sales ratio is 9.09% lower, now standing at 1.
  • NXST's price/sales ratio has moved down 0.8 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for NXST.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
NXST 2023-12-29 1.0 2.3 12.2 11.8
NXST 2023-12-28 1.1 2.3 12.4 11.9
NXST 2023-12-27 1.0 2.3 12.3 11.8
NXST 2023-12-26 1.1 2.3 12.3 11.9
NXST 2023-12-22 1.0 2.3 12.2 11.8
NXST 2023-12-21 1.1 2.3 12.4 11.9

NXST Growth Metrics

    Its 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 275.95%.
  • Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at 152.51%.
  • The year over year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -4.09%.
NXST's revenue has moved up $2,588,662,000 over the prior 52 months.

The table below shows NXST's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 5,211 1,403 971.1
2022-09-30 4,970.138 1,518.189 1,031.793
2022-06-30 4,858.05 1,428.286 912.657
2022-03-31 4,744.54 1,285.488 885.261
2021-12-31 4,648.371 1,214.843 834.568
2021-09-30 4,779.144 1,258.336 934.822

NXST's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • NXST has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 78.72% of graded US stocks.
  • NXST's asset turnover comes in at 0.356 -- ranking 38th of 64 Communication stocks.
  • SBGI, MARK, and IDT are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with NXST.

The table below shows NXST's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.356 0.626 0.140
2021-03-31 0.338 0.619 0.128
2020-12-31 0.335 0.618 0.126
2020-09-30 0.311 0.592 0.099
2020-06-30 0.273 0.570 0.080
2020-03-31 0.288 0.572 0.086

NXST Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of NXST, see our NXST price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $180.89 Average Broker Recommendation 1.28 (Strong Buy)

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. - (NXST) Company Bio


Nexstar Broadcasting Group operates as a television broadcasting and digital media company in the United States. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Irving, Texas.


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Latest NXST News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate NXST as an investment opportunity.

Nexstar Media Group Inc EVP, Station Operations Blake Russell Sells 5,243 Shares

Blake Russell, EVP, Station Operations of Nexstar Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:NXST), executed a sale of 5,243 shares in the company on December 26, 2023, according to a SEC Filing.

Yahoo | December 27, 2023

Director Charles Mcmillen Sells 1,000 Shares of Nexstar Media Group Inc

Charles Mcmillen, a director at Nexstar Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:NXST), sold 1,000 shares of the company on December 22, 2023, according to a recent SEC Filing.

Yahoo | December 23, 2023

Director ARMSTRONG D GEOFFREY Sells Shares of Nexstar Media Group Inc

On December 20, 2023, ARMSTRONG D GEOFFREY, a director at Nexstar Media Group Inc, executed a sale of 3,625 shares of the company's stock, as reported in a recent SEC Filing.

Yahoo | December 22, 2023

Nexstar Media Group Extends Employment Agreement With Lee Ann Gliha, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

IRVING, Texas, December 20, 2023--Nexstar Media Group entered into an extension of its employment agreement with Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lee Ann Gliha.

Yahoo | December 20, 2023

Nexstar Television Stations in Grand Rapids, Sioux Falls, and Panama City to Begin Carrying CW Network Programming on January 1

IRVING, Texas, December 18, 2023--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that beginning January 1, 2024, its television stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Panama City, Florida, will begin carrying the primetime entertainment and live sports programming of The CW Network on one of their related digital subchannels.

Yahoo | December 18, 2023

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NXST Price Returns

1-mo 1.80%
3-mo 17.37%
6-mo 13.10%
1-year -10.00%
3-year 50.63%
5-year 116.26%
YTD 12.05%
2023 -7.52%
2022 18.37%
2021 40.95%
2020 -4.42%
2019 51.93%

NXST Dividends

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