Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nexstar Media Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" NXST shares.
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5 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Nexstar Media Group's stock. Their NXST share price targets range from $158.00 to $220.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $193.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price.
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Nexstar Media Group's stock was trading at $156.75 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NXST shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $160.75.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024.
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Nexstar Media Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 9th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 28th. The company reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.42 by $1.10. The firm earned $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Nexstar Media Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.06% and a net margin of 7.03%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $8.04 earnings per share.

Nexstar Media Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 26th. Investors of record on Friday, February 9th will be given a dividend of $1.69 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a $6.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 8th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.35.
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Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) pays an annual dividend of $6.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.25%. NXST has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 70.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NXST will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.16% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (EWCO), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (RSPC), LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF (LSAT), Freedom Day Dividend ETF (MBOX), AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF (SMIG), Fidelity Fundamental Small-Mid Cap ETF (FSMO), First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FNK) and First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC).

173 employees have rated Nexstar Media Group Chief Executive Officer Perry A. Sook on Glassdoor.com. Perry A. Sook has an approval rating of 46% among the company's employees. This puts Perry A. Sook in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Nexstar Media Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Global Assets Advisory LLC (0.25%), Alaska Permanent Fund Corp (0.05%), BTC Capital Management Inc. (0.03%), &PARTNERS (0.03%), Davis Capital Management (0.02%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Alford, Blake Russell, Brett Jenkins, Charles Thomas Mcmillen, D Geoffrey Armstrong, Dana Zimmer, Dennis J Fitzsimons, Dennis Miller, Elizabeth Ryder, Gary Weitman, John R Muse, Karen A Brophy, Lee Ann Gliha, Lisbeth Mcnabb, Michael Strober, Perry A Sook, Rachel Morgan, Sean Compton and Thomas Carter.
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