Sinclair (SBGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) is a diversified media company focused primarily on local television broadcasting in the United States. Through its television stations, the company provides local news, weather, sports, entertainment and syndicated programming to audiences in markets across the country.

Sinclair also develops and distributes content through national and regional networks, digital platforms and streaming services. Its portfolio has included sports-focused programming, news and information services, and digital products designed to extend the reach of its broadcast content across connected televisions, websites and mobile devices.

The company was founded in 1986 by David D. Smith and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Sinclair has expanded over time through acquisitions and affiliations involving local broadcast stations and related media assets. Chris Ripley has served as president and chief executive officer since 2017, while David D. Smith has held a leadership role as executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.58 to $12.84
• 50-Day Range: $12.74 to $14.84
• 52-Week Range: $12.46 to $17.88
• Volume: 456,931 shs
• Average Volume: 425,419 shs
• Market Capitalization: $924.25 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.04
• Dividend Yield: 7.82%
• Price Target: $19.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sinclair Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sinclair scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 246 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sinclair has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Sinclair has a consensus price target of $19.40, representing about 51.8% upside from its current price of $12.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sinclair has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sinclair are expected to decrease in the coming year, from $1.01 to ($1.15) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sinclair is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sinclair is 17.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.90.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sinclair has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.44% of the float of Sinclair has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sinclair has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.19, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sinclair has recently increased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Sinclair is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sinclair does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sinclair is 133.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Sinclair has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Sinclair this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SBGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Sinclair to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sinclair insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $659,880.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.10% of the stock of Sinclair is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.71% of the stock of Sinclair is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Broadcasting
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SBGI
• CIK: 1971213
• Web: www.sbgi.net
• Phone: (410) 568-1500
• Fax: 410-568-1533
• Employees: 7,100
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sinclair: $19.40
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +51.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$112 million
• Net Margins: 1.60%
• Pretax Margin: 0.64%
• Return on Equity: -16.09%
• Return on Assets: -0.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.28
• Current Ratio: 1.94
• Quick Ratio: 1.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.29
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.86
• Book Value: $5.31 per share
• Price / Book: 2.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,320,000
• Free Float: 41,872,000
• Market Cap: $924.25 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05