Analyzing Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Sycamore Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:SEGI)

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and Sycamore Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:SEGI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sycamore Entertainment Group has a beta of 62.15, meaning that its share price is 6,115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nexstar Media Group and Sycamore Entertainment Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexstar Media Group	$5.41 billion	1.13	$722.00 million	$19.26	10.43
Sycamore Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nexstar Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sycamore Entertainment Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.5% of Sycamore Entertainment Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nexstar Media Group and Sycamore Entertainment Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexstar Media Group	11.90%	28.40%	5.52%
Sycamore Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Nexstar Media Group and Sycamore Entertainment Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexstar Media Group	0	1	7	0	2.88
Sycamore Entertainment Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Nexstar Media Group currently has a consensus price target of $225.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.97%. Given Nexstar Media Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nexstar Media Group is more favorable than Sycamore Entertainment Group.

Summary

Nexstar Media Group beats Sycamore Entertainment Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nexstar Media Group

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. operates as a diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across the television and digital platforms in the United States. It owns, operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to various markets; and offers television programming services. The company offers video and display advertising platforms that are delivered locally or nationally through its own and various third party websites, mobile and over-the-top applications, other 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 and other multicast network services. Further, its digital assets include local websites, mobile applications, connected television applications, free-ad supported television channels representing products of local television stations, The CW, The Hill and BestReviews, and a suite of advertising solutions. Additionally, the company engages in digital business; and management of real estate assets, including leasing of owned office and production facilities. Its stations are affiliates of ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, The CW, MyNetworkTV, and other broadcast television networks. The company was formerly known as Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in January 2017. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

About Sycamore Entertainment Group

Sycamore Entertainment Group, Inc., a diversified entertainment company, which specializes in the acquisition, marketing, and worldwide distribution of feature-length motion pictures. The company is based in Seattle, Washington.