Q1 EPS Forecast for Nexstar Media Group Reduced by Analyst

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nexstar Media Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.73 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.81. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nexstar Media Group’s current full-year earnings is $21.62 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Nexstar Media Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.80 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.52 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.32 EPS.

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $7.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $9.22 by ($1.66). Nexstar Media Group had a return on equity of 26.03% and a net margin of 11.39%. The company had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on NXST. StockNews.com lowered Nexstar Media Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Guggenheim upped their price objective on Nexstar Media Group from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Loop Capital raised Nexstar Media Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Nexstar Media Group from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Nexstar Media Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $210.29.

Nexstar Media Group Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of Nexstar Media Group stock opened at $177.85 on Monday. Nexstar Media Group has a 1 year low of $146.04 and a 1 year high of $191.86. The company has a market capitalization of $5.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.29, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s fifty day moving average is $156.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $163.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68.

Nexstar Media Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $1.86 dividend. This represents a $7.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. This is a boost from Nexstar Media Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.69. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Nexstar Media Group’s payout ratio is 34.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Bernadette S. Aulestia sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.45, for a total transaction of $82,225.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $328,900. The trade was a 20.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Perry A. Sook sold 35,205 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.13, for a total value of $5,707,786.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 674,694 shares in the company, valued at $109,388,138.22. This trade represents a 4.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 161,955 shares of company stock valued at $26,240,628 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Nexstar Media Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. TFR Capital LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group during the fourth quarter worth about $254,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Nexstar Media Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $6,496,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Nexstar Media Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,086,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its holdings in Nexstar Media Group by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Nexstar Media Group by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 116,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,352,000 after acquiring an additional 12,695 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.30% of the company’s stock.

Nexstar Media Group Company Profile

Nexstar Media Group, Inc operates as a diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across the television and digital platforms in the United States. It owns, operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to various markets; and offers television programming services.