NASDAQ:NXST - Nexstar Media Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Nexstar Media Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NXST."

Nexstar Media Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share on Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. View Nexstar Media Group's Dividend History.

Nexstar Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:NXST) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported ($0.85) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.51 by $2.36. The firm earned $663.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $644 million. Nexstar Media Group had a net margin of 9.87% and a return on equity of 16.74%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. View Nexstar Media Group's Earnings History.

Nexstar Media Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Nexstar Media Group.

Nexstar Media Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Nexstar Media Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $116.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate Nexstar Media Group's stock price to reach $143.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Nexstar Media Group.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nexstar Media Group in the last year. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Nexstar Media Group.

News stories about NXST stock have been trending very positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nexstar Media Group earned a media sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Nexstar Media Group.

Nexstar Media Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,040,000 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the December 31st total of 3,590,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 460,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.8 days. Currently, 9.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Nexstar Media Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Nexstar Media Group include Discovery Communications (DISCA), Liberty Media Formula One Series A (FWONA), Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI), Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), Entercom Communications (ETM), Saga Communications (SGA), Entravision Communication (EVC), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI) and Salem Media Group (SALM).

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Nexstar Media Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.55%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.32%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.30%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.24%), Selz Capital LLC (0.20%) and Strs Ohio (0.13%). Company insiders that own Nexstar Media Group stock include Andrew Alford, Anthony Katsur, Blake Russell, Brett Jenkins, Brian Jones, Charles Thomas Mcmillen, Dennis Miller, Douglas Davis, Elizabeth Ryder, Jay M Grossman, Keith P Hopkins, Lisbeth Mcnabb, Martin Pompadur and Thomas Carter. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nexstar Media Group.

NXST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Dupont Capital Management Corp, Tributary Capital Management LLC, American National Bank, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . Company insiders that have sold Nexstar Media Group company stock in the last year include Blake Russell, Brett Jenkins, Brian Jones, Charles Thomas Mcmillen, Dennis Miller, Elizabeth Ryder, Martin Pompadur and Thomas Carter. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nexstar Media Group.

NXST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Selz Capital LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Strs Ohio, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, First National Bank of Omaha and Barnett & Company Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nexstar Media Group.

Shares of NXST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NXST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $122.93.

Nexstar Media Group has a market capitalization of $5.67 billion and generates $2.77 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $389.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.54 on an earnings per share basis. Nexstar Media Group employs 8,959 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Nexstar Media Group.

The official website for Nexstar Media Group is http://www.nexstar.tv/.

Nexstar Media Group's mailing address is 545 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY SUITE 700, IRVING TX, 75062. The company can be reached via phone at 972-373-8800 or via email at [email protected]