Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Competitors

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is NXST or FOXA a better dividend stock?

Nexstar Media Group pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nexstar Media Group pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FOX pays out 11.4% 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. Nexstar Media Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and FOX has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Nexstar Media Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NXST or FOXA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexstar Media Group	$5.32B	1.17	$722M	$19.26	10.61
FOX	$16.30B	1.69	$2.26B	$4.91	12.61

Which has more volatility & risk, NXST or FOXA?

Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FOX has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NXST or FOXA?

Nexstar Media Group presently has a consensus price target of $225.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.06%. FOX has a consensus price target of $57.20, indicating a potential downside of 7.61%. Given Nexstar Media Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nexstar Media Group is more favorable than FOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexstar Media Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
FOX	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is NXST or FOXA 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
Nexstar Media Group	11.90%	28.40%	5.52%
FOX	13.88%	18.86%	9.56%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NXST or FOXA?

95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of FOX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer NXST or FOXA?

In the previous week, Nexstar Media Group had 3 more articles in the media than FOX. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Nexstar Media Group and 5 mentions for FOX. Nexstar Media Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat FOX's score of 0.28 indicating that Nexstar Media Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexstar Media Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FOX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Nexstar Media Group beats FOX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.