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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

Communication Services | Broadcasting | Irving, United States | NasdaqGS
175.46 USD +1.41 (0.810%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT

The most compelling aspect of this stock is the aggressive growth trajectory paired with a high-yield dividend, but the payout ratio exceeds one hundred percent, signaling that current earnings cannot fully cover the distribution. While the nine-year price history shows a robust cumulative gain and the business is generating strong operating margins, the balance sheet carries substantial debt that warrants caution. Technically, the shares are trading below their fifty and two-hundred-day averages, and the short-term forecast leans negative, suggesting a period of consolidation ahead. However, the long-term outlook remains solid given the earnings expansion and analyst price targets, making this a high-conviction hold for patient investors willing to navigate the near-term volatility.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.030120
MSTL0.071329
AutoETS0.071891
AutoARIMA0.071891

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.167
Excess Kurtosis 0.12
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 576.199
Revenue per Share 168.631
Market Cap 5,358,366,720
Trailing P/E 37.17
Forward P/E 7.25
Beta 0.90
Profit Margins 3.23%
Website https://www.nexstar.tv

As of July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility with heavy open interest in both calls and puts. Call buyers are targeting strikes well above the current price, while put buyers are clustering below, suggesting a bet on a sharp move in either direction rather than a slow grind.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.95% 3.65% 3.94% 3.26%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 7.44
dividendYield 4.24
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.042746335
lastDividendValue 1.86
lastDividendDate 2026-05-15
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.05392182
Address1 545 East John Carpenter Freeway
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 254.3
All Time Low 0.42
Ask 191.93
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 552,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 399,195
Average Volume 399,195
Average Volume10Days 552,840
Beta 0.898
Bid 163.74
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 5
Book Value 70.994
City Irving
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 175.46
Current Ratio 1.757
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 178.9042
Day Low 174.76
Debt To Equity 576.199
Display Name Nexstar Media
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 7.44
Dividend Yield 4.24
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Earnings Growth 0.51
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.519
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 1,451,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.2839
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.041
Enterprise To Revenue 3.418
Enterprise Value 17,471,367,168
Eps Current Year 34.19179
Eps Forward 24.20426
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.72
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 183.3568
Fifty Day Average Change -7.8967896
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.043067887
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.392182
Fifty Two Week High 254.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -78.84
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3100275
Fifty Two Week Low 154.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.990005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13588403
Fifty Two Week Range 154.47 - 254.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,069,770,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.96
Float Shares 28,346,267
Forward Eps 24.20426
Forward P E 7.2491374
Free Cashflow 663,750,016
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.55625
Gross Profits 2,843,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06747
Held Percent Institutions 1.00679
Implied Shares Outstanding 30,538,965
Industry Broadcasting
Industry Disp Broadcasting
Industry Key broadcasting
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
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 5,358,366,720
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_518638
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 146,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,355,923,681
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 175.89
Operating Cashflow 843,000,000
Operating Margins 0.22206
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.5763
Peg Ratio 0.16
Phone 972 373 8800
Pre Market Change -0.5600128
Pre Market Change Percent -0.31916836
Pre Market Price 174.9
Pre Market Time 1,784,027,960
Previous Close 174.05
Price Eps Current Year 5.1316414
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.4714766
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0483989
Profit Margins 0.032279998
Quick Ratio 1.567
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.375
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.41
Regular Market Change Percent 0.810114
Regular Market Day High 178.9042
Regular Market Day Low 174.76
Regular Market Day Range 174.76 - 178.9042
Regular Market Open 175.89
Regular Market Previous Close 174.05
Regular Market Price 175.46
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 185,769
Return On Assets 0.04133
Return On Equity 0.06609
Revenue Growth 0.131
Revenue Per Share 168.631
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 30,538,965
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0709
Shares Short 2,165,527
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,693,628
Short Name Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0991
Short Ratio 4.45
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol NXST
Target High Price 290.0
Target Low Price 205.0
Target Mean Price 251.625
Target Median Price 254.0
Total Cash 379,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 12.41
Total Debt 12,492,000,256
Total Revenue 5,111,000,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.042746335
Trailing Eps 4.72
Trailing P E 37.173733
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.1602
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 201.1368
Two Hundred Day Average Change -25.676788
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12765834
Type Disp Equity
Volume 185,769
Website https://www.nexstar.tv
Zip 75,062