Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Competitors $211.31 +1.27 (+0.60%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$211.72 +0.41 (+0.20%) As of 08/14/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NXST vs. FOXA, SBGI, WBD, GTN, FWONA, EVC, SALM, BBGI, PARAA, and PSOShould you be buying Nexstar Media Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nexstar Media Group include FOX (FOXA), Sinclair (SBGI), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Gray Media (GTN), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A (FWONA), Entravision Communications (EVC), Salem Media Group (SALM), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Paramount Global (PARAA), and Pearson (PSO). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Nexstar Media Group vs. Its Competitors FOX Sinclair Warner Bros. Discovery Gray Media Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A Entravision Communications Salem Media Group Beasley Broadcast Group Paramount Global Pearson FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) and Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend FOXA or NXST? FOX currently has a consensus target price of $56.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.16%. Nexstar Media Group has a consensus target price of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.11%. Given Nexstar Media Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nexstar Media Group is more favorable than FOX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FOX 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Nexstar Media Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FOXA or NXST? FOX has higher revenue and earnings than Nexstar Media Group. Nexstar Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFOX$16.30B1.65$2.26B$4.9112.20Nexstar Media Group$5.41B1.18$722M$19.2610.97 Does the media favor FOXA or NXST? In the previous week, FOX had 5 more articles in the media than Nexstar Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for FOX and 29 mentions for Nexstar Media Group. FOX's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Nexstar Media Group's score of 0.71 indicating that FOX is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FOX 18 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nexstar Media Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FOXA or NXST? 52.5% of FOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of FOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is FOXA or NXST a better dividend stock? FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. FOX pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexstar Media Group pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. FOX has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Nexstar Media Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Nexstar Media Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is FOXA or NXST more profitable? FOX has a net margin of 13.88% compared to Nexstar Media Group's net margin of 11.90%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 28.40% beat FOX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FOX13.88% 18.86% 9.56% Nexstar Media Group 11.90%28.40%5.52% Which has more risk and volatility, FOXA or NXST? FOX has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFOX beats Nexstar Media Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nexstar Media Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NXST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NXST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexstar Media GroupMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.37B$16.48B$8.29B$9.84BDividend Yield3.54%2.54%3.10%4.07%P/E Ratio10.9733.6116.6425.74Price / Sales1.182.934.76115.83Price / Cash4.1617.1316.8259.48Price / Book2.862.034.366.15Net Income$722M-$285.69M$226.22M$265.06M7 Day Performance13.12%2.75%2.73%2.60%1 Month Performance17.99%-2.68%2.11%2.83%1 Year Performance31.57%48.22%20.64%25.58% Nexstar Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXSTNexstar Media Group3.9534 of 5 stars$211.31+0.6%$220.00+4.1%+33.0%$6.37B$5.41B10.9713,005Analyst RevisionFOXAFOX2.653 of 5 stars$56.98+2.6%$53.53-6.1%+53.3%$25.62B$13.98B14.1710,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSBGISinclair3.5583 of 5 stars$14.26+1.1%$18.50+29.7%+16.6%$992.07M$3.55B7.097,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWBDWarner Bros. Discovery3.8893 of 5 stars$12.80-0.5%$12.66-1.1%+69.3%$31.42B$39.32B-2.9135,000Insider TradeGTNGray Media4.5343 of 5 stars$4.48+0.5%$6.17+37.6%+40.5%$455.20M$3.64B1.949,502Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownFWONALiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A1.0769 of 5 stars$88.89+0.1%$103.00+15.9%+26.1%$22.17B$3.32B-222.236,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionEVCEntravision Communications1.9321 of 5 stars$2.34+5.2%N/A+45.1%$212.44M$364.95M-1.431,090SALMSalem Media Group1.2562 of 5 stars$0.93+11.5%N/A+240.8%$22.59M$261.57M-2.721,340Short Interest ↓BBGIBeasley Broadcast Group1.0531 of 5 stars$4.10+0.7%N/AN/A$7.34M$240.29M-0.791,160Earnings ReportPARAAParamount Global1.953 of 5 stars$18.60-5.2%N/AN/A$12.54B$29.21B-619.7924,500Short Interest ↑PSOPearson3.4899 of 5 stars$14.94-0.2%$18.00+20.5%+9.9%$9.76B$4.54B15.8917,116Short Interest ↓High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOX Competitors Sinclair Competitors Warner Bros. 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