Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Competitors $189.87 -1.87 (-0.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$188.24 -1.63 (-0.86%) As of 04:10 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, EVC, SALM, BBGI, FWONA, 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), Entravision Communications (EVC), Salem Media Group (SALM), Beasley Broadcast Group (BBGI), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A (FWONA), 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 Entravision Communications Salem Media Group Beasley Broadcast Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A Paramount Global Pearson Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) and FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, NXST or FOXA? Nexstar Media Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FOX has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NXST or FOXA? In the previous week, FOX had 17 more articles in the media than Nexstar Media Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FOX and 3 mentions for Nexstar Media Group. FOX's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Nexstar Media Group's score of 0.96 indicating that FOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nexstar Media Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FOX 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in NXST or FOXA? 95.3% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of FOX shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Nexstar Media Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of FOX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer NXST or FOXA? Nexstar Media Group presently has a consensus price target of $205.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.34%. FOX has a consensus price target of $53.53, suggesting a potential downside of 4.87%. Given Nexstar Media Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FOX 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 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 3.9%. FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Nexstar Media Group pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FOX pays out 13.4% 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 better valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNexstar Media Group$5.41B1.07$722M$19.749.62FOX$13.98B1.81$1.50B$4.0214.00 Is NXST or FOXA more profitable? Nexstar Media Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to FOX's net margin of 11.58%. Nexstar Media Group's return on equity of 29.21% beat FOX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nexstar Media Group12.21% 29.21% 5.64% FOX 11.58%17.99%8.99% SummaryFOX beats Nexstar Media Group on 10 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$5.79B$17.04B$8.31B$9.50BDividend Yield4.04%2.59%3.13%4.00%P/E Ratio9.6241.6521.3619.98Price / Sales1.073.043.2882.73Price / Cash3.6517.6716.6758.45Price / Book2.632.064.765.82Net Income$722M-$285.69M$215.28M$258.42M7 Day Performance3.15%2.05%1.67%1.94%1 Month Performance7.75%12.57%41.84%12.08%1 Year Performance8.50%49.54%17.67%20.90% Nexstar Media Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXSTNexstar Media Group3.9767 of 5 stars$189.87-1.0%$205.71+8.3%+7.9%$5.79B$5.41B9.6213,005FOXAFOX3.3673 of 5 stars$55.96+1.5%$53.53-4.3%+52.3%$25.16B$13.98B13.9210,200Positive NewsSBGISinclair3.8271 of 5 stars$15.53+2.9%$18.50+19.1%+3.2%$1.08B$3.53B7.737,200WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.5104 of 5 stars$12.01+2.4%$12.41+3.4%+54.4%$29.48B$38.34B-2.7335,000GTNGray Media4.5258 of 5 stars$5.65+5.3%$6.17+9.2%-12.7%$573.19M$3.64B2.449,502EVCEntravision Communications1.5499 of 5 stars$2.53+1.0%N/A+12.3%$229.71M$378.62M-1.551,090Positive NewsSALMSalem Media Group0.9188 of 5 stars$0.89+1.9%N/A+292.0%$24.09M$261.57M-2.601,340Gap DownBBGIBeasley Broadcast GroupN/A$4.16+1.5%N/AN/A$7.46M$234.82M-0.801,160FWONALiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A0.7889 of 5 stars$92.80+0.3%$101.25+9.1%+28.0%$23.15B$3.32B-232.006,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPARAAParamount Global1.6129 of 5 stars$23.08+0.2%N/A+3.7%$15.56B$29.21B-2.8024,500PSOPearson3.9149 of 5 stars$14.32-0.2%$18.00+25.7%+9.4%$9.47B$3.55B15.2317,116Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOX Competitors Sinclair Competitors Warner Bros. 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