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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Communication Services · Entertainment

$169.97

Up+$5.06 (+3.07%)

Updated Sep 11, 2026, 4:45 AM

SID Score

4.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
6.39B
P/E ratio
12.38
Dividend yield
4.38%
52-week range
$154.47 – $254.30
Volume
425.12K
Avg. volume
309.46K

Price performance

NXST price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

NXST closed at $169.97 after 20 trading sessions, down 9.90% for the selected period.

Last close
$169.97
Period change
-9.90%
Period low
$164.91
Period high
$189.57
Daily close
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NXST OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 10, 2026$165.20$172.76$164.10$169.97425.12K
Sep 9, 2026$167.84$170.77$158.805$164.91683.97K
Sep 8, 2026$176.83$177.80$167.73$169.145439.89K
Sep 4, 2026$176.68$177.93$175.00$176.83232.36K
Sep 3, 2026$178.13$180.94$175.48$177.67220K
Sep 2, 2026$177.90$182.685$175.27$177.19305.32K
Sep 1, 2026$180.29$181.85$177.08$177.84277.06K
Aug 31, 2026$184.06$184.06$179.19$182.13331.95K
Aug 28, 2026$179.67$183.83$179.25$183.32338.12K
Aug 27, 2026$184.32$185.85$179.18$179.86320.2K
Aug 26, 2026$189.72$189.98$185.16$185.52279.03K
Aug 25, 2026$184.73$189.90$182.33$189.39297.31K
Aug 24, 2026$185.79$189.52$184.805$186.24373.04K
Aug 21, 2026$187.30$188.52$184.42$186.14262.81K
Aug 20, 2026$187.37$189.25$184.32$187.29296.15K
Aug 19, 2026$181.90$189.58$181.90$187.37376.32K
Aug 18, 2026$186.11$187.885$181.615$182.57298.36K
Aug 17, 2026$186.59$187.37$181.341$184.80380.78K
Aug 14, 2026$187.08$190.49$186.935$189.57328.75K
Aug 13, 2026$185.42$189.21$182.29$188.65315.25K

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Overview

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Company profile

Nexstar is the largest television station owner-operator in the United States with over 200 stations in 116 markets, reaching 220 million people. Of its 200 stations, 155 are affiliated with the four national broadcast networks: CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC. Pending approval, Nexstar's merger with Tegna would bring Nexstar's station total to 259 in 133 markets, reaching 80% of the US population. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN), a cable news network, 75% of the fifth national broadcaster, the CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.

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Average target
$203.57
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NXST recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 7, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
May 8, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
Apr 28, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform
Apr 10, 2026CitigroupBuy
Apr 6, 2026BenchmarkBuy
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Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026

Nexstar (NXST) Posted Record Revenue, But Wall Street Isn’t Fully Buying It

On August 6, Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) reported second-quarter net revenue of $1.99 billion, a 62.2% jump from a year earlier and the highest quarterly total in the company’s history. The number looks almost too good, until you notice that $697 million of it came from folding in TEGNA, the broadcaster Nexstar closed on back […]

Yahoo · Aug 25, 2026

Is Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Cheap On Conference Appearances Or Already Fairly Valued?

Nexstar Media Group (NXST) has drawn fresh attention after announcing that senior executives will appear at four institutional investor conferences in September, hosted by Citi, BofA, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. See our latest analysis for Nexstar Media Group. At a share price of US$186.24, Nexstar Media Group has seen short term share price returns edge higher in recent weeks, while the year to date share price return is down 10.82% and the 3 year total shareholder return is 31.08%...

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