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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

Communication Services | Broadcasting | Irving, United States | NasdaqGS
165.94 USD +5.63 (3.512%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:01 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:51 a.m. EDT

Nexstar presents a compelling growth story with revenue expanding at 62% and analysts pricing in a 52% upside to the mean target, yet the technical picture remains stubbornly weak with the stock trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The long-term trajectory is robust with a 233% gain over the last nine years and no recent multi-year decline, supporting a solid buy case for patient investors. However, the balance sheet carries significant weight with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 500% and a dividend payout ratio of nearly 140%, which makes the income stream potentially unsustainable despite the attractive 4.6% yield. For the short term, momentum is lacking, but the valuation gap between trailing and forward earnings suggests the market expects a sharp earnings inflection soon.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.049333
AutoETS0.052480
AutoARIMA0.052556
MSTL0.055672

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 2.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.149
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 533.79
Revenue per Share 193.235
Market Cap 5,112,329,216
Trailing P/E 31.43
Forward P/E 6.39
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 3.20%
Website https://www.nexstar.tv

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant rebound, with heavy open interest walls at $220 to $250 for late 2026 and early 2027 expirations, suggesting a target range well above current levels. While near-term puts cluster around the $125 to $145 support zone, call volume dominates longer-dated contracts, indicating a bullish view on the recovery potential despite current technical weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.98% 3.73% 4.00% 3.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 1.860 0.981168
2026-05-15 1.860 0.951942
2026-02-13 1.860 0.804568
2025-11-12 1.860 0.988941
2025-08-15 1.860 0.901337
2025-05-19 1.860 1.067309
2025-02-12 1.860 1.242070
2024-11-15 1.690 1.044241
2024-08-09 1.690 1.067661
2024-05-09 1.690 0.949758
2024-02-08 1.690 1.050472
2023-11-09 1.350 0.935940
2023-08-09 1.350 0.817241
2023-05-11 1.350 0.858888
2023-02-09 1.350 0.681853
2022-11-10 0.900 0.553199
2022-08-10 0.900 0.454545
2022-05-12 0.900 0.537602
2022-02-10 0.900 0.496798
2021-11-10 0.700 0.415110
2021-08-12 0.700 0.474834
2021-05-13 0.700 0.473645
2021-02-11 0.700 0.552530
2020-11-05 0.560 0.653518
2020-08-06 0.560 0.627240
2020-05-14 0.560 0.774122
2020-02-13 0.560 0.445434
2019-11-07 0.450 0.441566
2019-08-08 0.450 0.460170
2019-05-09 0.450 0.407572
2019-02-07 0.450 0.539310
2018-11-15 0.375 0.464972
2018-08-09 0.375 0.488599
2018-05-10 0.375 0.590087
2018-02-15 0.375 0.506073
2017-11-16 0.300 0.459770
2017-08-09 0.300 0.467290
2017-05-10 0.300 0.487805
2017-02-08 0.300 0.464396
2016-11-02 0.240 0.503145
2016-08-10 0.240 0.475059
2016-05-11 0.240 0.454545
2016-02-10 0.240 0.661704
2015-11-04 0.190 0.348944
2015-08-12 0.190 0.354742
2015-05-13 0.190 0.349972
2015-02-11 0.190 0.363219
2014-11-05 0.150 0.353774
2014-08-13 0.150 0.337762
2014-05-14 0.150 0.371379
2014-02-12 0.150 0.364875
2013-11-13 0.120 0.256575
2013-08-14 0.120 0.392029
2013-05-15 0.120 0.413936
2013-02-13 0.120 0.804829
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.63
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04641008
lastDividendValue 1.86
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.15363497
Address1 545 East John Carpenter Freeway
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 254.3
All Time Low 0.42
Ask 177.45
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 326,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 345,231
Average Volume 345,231
Average Volume10Days 326,890
Beta 0.928
Bid 152.41
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 5
Book Value 73.524
City Irving
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 165.94
Current Ratio 1.562
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 166.39
Day Low 161.22
Debt To Equity 533.79
Display Name Nexstar Media
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Yield 4.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.18
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.237
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 1,699,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.28914
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.891
Enterprise To Revenue 2.86
Enterprise Value 16,804,878,336
Eps Current Year 35.06419
Eps Forward 25.98376
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 172.9872
Fifty Day Average Change -7.0471954
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.040738247
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -15.363497
Fifty Two Week High 254.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -88.36
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.34746364
Fifty Two Week Low 153.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.770004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.083371446
Fifty Two Week Range 153.17 - 254.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,069,770,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.81
Float Shares 28,617,215
Forward Eps 25.98376
Forward P E 6.3862967
Free Cashflow 800,625,024
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change 5.630005
Fullday Change Percent 3.5119488
Fullday Price 165.94
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.55070996
Gross Profits 3,236,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06687
Held Percent Institutions 1.02388
Implied Shares Outstanding 30,808,301
Industry Broadcasting
Industry Disp Broadcasting
Industry Key broadcasting
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 1.86
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,112,329,216
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_518638
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 166,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,161,314,666
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 161.22
Operating Cashflow 894,000,000
Operating Margins 0.21224001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.4091
Peg Ratio 0.27
Phone 972 373 8800
Previous Close 160.31
Price Eps Current Year 4.732464
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.2569501
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.87003565
Profit Margins 0.03199
Quick Ratio 1.403
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.630005
Regular Market Change Percent 3.5119488
Regular Market Day High 166.39
Regular Market Day Low 161.22
Regular Market Day Range 161.22 - 166.39
Regular Market Open 161.22
Regular Market Previous Close 160.31
Regular Market Price 165.94
Regular Market Time 1,792,080,079
Regular Market Volume 65,552
Return On Assets 0.05092
Return On Equity 0.07434
Revenue Growth 0.622
Revenue Per Share 193.235
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 30,808,301
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.08979999
Shares Short 2,766,098
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,211,354
Short Name Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.125
Short Ratio 7.12
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol NXST
Target High Price 290.0
Target Low Price 205.0
Target Mean Price 246.75
Target Median Price 249.5
Total Cash 218,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.076
Total Debt 12,085,000,192
Total Revenue 5,875,999,744
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04641008
Trailing Eps 5.28
Trailing P E 31.42803
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.2827
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 194.8164
Two Hundred Day Average Change -28.876404
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14822367
Type Disp Equity
Volume 65,552
Website https://www.nexstar.tv
Zip 75,062