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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

Communication Services | Broadcasting | Irving, United States | NasdaqGS
183.32 USD +3.46 (1.924%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 179.00 -4.32 (-4.320%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:06 a.m. EDT

Nexstar presents a classic high-growth, high-risk profile. While the nine-year price trajectory shows a remarkable 285% gain and current revenue growth is explosive at 62%, the balance sheet is fragile with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 530. This structural weakness prevents a top-tier long-term rating despite the analyst consensus of 'Strong Buy' and the attractive forward P/E. The dividend yield of nearly 4% is enticing, but the 140% payout ratio signals that distributions are currently being funded beyond earnings, creating a sustainability risk. Short-term momentum is mixed, trading below the 200-day average, yet options flow suggests speculative interest in upside moves toward the $200-$250 range. Investors must weigh the exceptional growth trajectory against the precarious capital structure and unsustainable dividend payout.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.203629
AutoARIMA0.265715
MSTL0.326287
AutoETS0.328308

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 3.79
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.116
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
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 5,647,777,792
Trailing P/E 34.01
Forward P/E 7.87
Beta 0.90
Profit Margins 3.20%
Website https://www.nexstar.tv

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside potential with significant call open interest concentrated at strikes above the current price (200, 220, 240, 250), while put open interest at lower strikes (125, 130, 150) indicates defensive hedging against downside risk. Implied volatility remains moderate around 45%, suggesting a balanced risk environment without extreme fear or greed.

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
dividendRate 7.44
dividendYield 4.14
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.041365508
lastDividendValue 1.86
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.113815546
Address1 545 East John Carpenter Freeway
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 254.3
All Time Low 0.42
Ask 183.16
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 321,280
Average Daily Volume3 Month 390,891
Average Volume 390,891
Average Volume10Days 321,280
Beta 0.895
Bid 167.56
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 183.32
Current Ratio 1.562
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 183.83
Day Low 179.25
Debt To Equity 533.79
Display Name Nexstar Media
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 7.44
Dividend Yield 4.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
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 10.308
Enterprise To Revenue 2.981
Enterprise Value 17,513,777,152
Eps Current Year 33.50086
Eps Forward 23.30376
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.39
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 181.897
Fifty Day Average Change 1.4230042
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.007823131
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.381555
Fifty Two Week High 254.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -70.979996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27911913
Fifty Two Week Low 154.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.850006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1867677
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 28,614,442
Forward Eps 23.30376
Forward P E 7.866542
Free Cashflow 800,625,024
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Fullday Change 3.46001
Fullday Change Percent 1.92372
Fullday Price 179.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.55070996
Gross Profits 3,236,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06687
Held Percent Institutions 1.02802
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 5,647,777,792
Market State CLOSED
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 5,541,181,017
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 179.67
Operating Cashflow 894,000,000
Operating Margins 0.21224001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.4091
Peg Ratio 0.17
Phone 972 373 8800
Post Market Change -4.3200073
Post Market Change Percent -2.356539
Post Market Price 179.0
Post Market Time 1,787,961,379
Previous Close 179.86
Price Eps Current Year 5.472099
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.4933355
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9611603
Profit Margins 0.03199
Quick Ratio 1.403
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.46001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.92372
Regular Market Day High 183.83
Regular Market Day Low 179.25
Regular Market Day Range 179.25 - 183.83
Regular Market Open 179.67
Regular Market Previous Close 179.86
Regular Market Price 183.32
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 338,119
Return On Assets 0.05092
Return On Equity 0.07434
Revenue Growth 0.622
Revenue Per Share 193.235
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
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 0.0842
Shares Short 2,595,099
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,310,798
Short Name Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1173
Short Ratio 7.71
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 0.041365508
Trailing Eps 5.39
Trailing P E 34.011135
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.1659
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 199.5965
Two Hundred Day Average Change -16.27649
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08154697
Type Disp Equity
Volume 338,119
Website https://www.nexstar.tv
Zip 75,062