XNAS · Entertainment
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$156.53-3.58%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
—
vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
39/100
Weak
Score components
TickerWhale View
Nexstar Media Group scores 39 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Valuation is its strongest area and Technical its weakest.
What helps
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
What to watch
- Technical
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%52Moderate
- Revenue growth 10.5%
- EPS growth -72.6%
Valuation
25%54Moderate
- P/E 29.1
- EV/Sales 2.8
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#29 / 34sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 39 vs sector average 50.2 (-11.2)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 46%
Gross margin (industry)Top 25%
Return on equity (industry)Top 58%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 60%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
7/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 7th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 19/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
3 buy · 5 sell · 0 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates NXST's technical setup weak — 7th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-21.1%
- vs 50-day-13.9%
Momentum
Constructive
- RSI (14)27 · buy
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength50· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -1.667)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 3 buy · 4 sell · 0 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 5 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)29.1
- P/S (TTM)0.8
- P/B2.1
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales2.8
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin54.6%
- Net margin2.8%
- ROE7.5%
- Debt/Equity5.18
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)10.5%
- EPS growth (YoY)-72.6%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $4.8B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NXSTCurrentNexstar Media Group | 39 | 19 | 29.1 | — | 2.1 | 2.8 | $156.53 | -3.58% | +10.5% | ||
| CNKCinemark Holdings | 75 | 61 | 18.9 | — | 8.2 | 1.6 | $34.99 | +1.36% | +4.5% | ||
| METAMeta Platforms Inc - | 69 | 71 | 25.1 | — | 6.5 | 7.8 | $665.75 | -2.43% | +27.7% | ||
| ROKURoku Inc - | 67 | 73 | 65.7 | — | 8.3 | 4.1 | $153.64 | -0.29% | +18.5% | ||
| WMGWarner Music Group Corp - | 67 | 47 | 10.6 | — | 4.9 | 1.1 | $28.02 | +0.25% | +12.9% | ||
| TAT&T | 65 | 59 | 8.2 | — | 1.6 | 2.4 | $25.40 | +0.04% | +2.6% |
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