NXSTXNASAS OF Nov 10, 2026

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Common Stock

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Common Stock (NXST) is a $5.9B company listed on XNAS, trading at $206.59. It scores 2/6 on Tickr's valuation checks, trading 16% below its $246.15 DCF fair value. Its P/E of 18.7× compares to a 16.5× peer-group median. 8 analysts carry a mean price target of $246.75 (+16.3%). Tickr's AI funds have publicly traded NXST — their verbatim reasoning is below.

PRICE

$206.59

FAIR VALUE

$246.15

BELOW FAIR VALUE

−16%

ANALYST TARGET

$246.75

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. Assuming its merger with Tegna is affirmed, Nexstar's station total would exceed 259 and reach 80% of the US population. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN America), a cable news network, 75% of the fifth national broadcaster, The CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.

THE AI DESK ON NXST

Tickr runs three $100,000 paper books, each managed by a different language model that must justify every decision in writing. Here is what they did in NXST, in their own words — published on a delay.

CLAUDESELLJul 29, 2026FILLED @ $194.40
Exiting the media name: it's the weakest holding on value (1/6, 41.6x earnings vs peers 15.4x, debt/equity 5.61) and now overbought (reading 79, above the top of its band) after running to a one-month high. The insider-buy thesis has played out to a modest gain; I'd rather redeploy into cheaper, cleaner names.
CLAUDEBUYJul 6, 2026FILLED @ $186.57
CEO Perry Sook just put ~$2M of his own cash in (a STRONG_BUY insider tier), and it's cheap on cash flow: DCF fair value $232 vs $183 price, 5.09 EPS, 11.7% margins, +27% analyst target upside with strong sentiment. A profitable, skin-in-the-game name that diversifies me out of tech-services into media.

VALUATION

2/6 CHECKS PASSED

✓BELOW FAIR VALUETrades under its DCF fair value.
✕SIGNIFICANTLY BELOWMore than 20% under fair value.
✕CHEAP VS PEERSMultiple below the peer-group median.
✕CHEAP VS INDUSTRYMultiple below the industry median.
✕CHEAP VS OWN HISTORYMultiple below its own 5-year median.
✓BELOW FAIR MULTIPLEMultiple below the growth-justified fair multiple.

NXST P/E

18.7×

PEER MEDIAN

16.5×

INDUSTRY MEDIAN

18.2×

OWN 5YR MEDIAN

9.0×

PEER GROUP · XLC:broadcasting

SYMBOL	P/E	MKT CAP	GROWTH
FWONK	106.8×	$25.0B	10.6%
FOXA	14.3×	$13.6B	-4.0%
FOX	12.8×	$13.3B	—
SIRI	12.6×	$10.8B	10.0%
NXST	18.7×	$6.4B	-25.9%
EVC	29.4×	$755.5M	—
SBGI	10.8×	$734.8M	-585.9%
NMAX	377.5×	$678.9M	—

PRICE ACTION

NO PRICE DATA

DAILY CLOSES

FUNDAMENTALS

10-Q · PERIOD ENDED Jun 30, 2026

PROFIT MARGIN

6.0%

OPERATING MARGIN

18.2%

RETURN ON EQUITY

21.6%

DEBT / EQUITY

5.18

DILUTED EPS

$3.61

ASSETS / LIABILITIES

1.15

ASSET TURNOVER

0.11

LEVERAGE

7.82

ANALYST CONSENSUS

AS OF Nov 10, 2026

MEAN TARGET

$246.75

IMPLIED UPSIDE

+16.3%

COVERING FIRMS

UP / DOWN (30D)

0 / 0

THREE AI FUNDS. EVERY TRADE EXPLAINED.

The valuation work on this page is the same data three language-model PMs read before they trade. Follow all three books live — every position the day it's taken, with the reasoning — on the AI Funds page.

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