What is Barrington Research’s Estimate for NXST Q4 Earnings?

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) – Barrington Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Nexstar Media Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.72 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.83. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $200.00 price target 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $10.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $23.39 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Nexstar Media Group from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Loop Capital raised shares of Nexstar Media Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $190.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday, February 28th. Guggenheim increased their target price on shares of Nexstar Media Group from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Nexstar Media Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.29.

Nexstar Media Group Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of Nexstar Media Group stock opened at $172.59 on Friday. Nexstar Media Group has a 12-month low of $146.04 and a 12-month high of $191.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98. The stock has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a PE ratio of 9.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50-day moving average of $155.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $163.64.

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

Nexstar Media Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were paid a $1.86 dividend. This is a boost from Nexstar Media Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.69. This represents a $7.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Nexstar Media Group’s payout ratio is presently 34.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Nexstar Media Group news, CEO Perry A. Sook sold 52,808 shares of Nexstar Media Group stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.41, for a total value of $8,312,507.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 674,694 shares in the company, valued at $106,203,582.54. This trade represents a 7.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Charles Thomas Mcmillen sold 2,000 shares of Nexstar Media Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.51, for a total transaction of $339,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,975 shares in the company, valued at approximately $843,312.25. This trade represents a 28.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 161,589 shares of company stock valued at $26,171,210. Company insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nexstar Media Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NXST. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nexstar Media Group by 27,180.2% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,206,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,650,000 after purchasing an additional 1,202,453 shares during the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nexstar Media Group by 16,009.5% in the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 773,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,227,000 after purchasing an additional 768,934 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group in the 4th quarter valued at $44,460,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group during the 4th quarter valued at $35,560,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Nexstar Media Group by 185.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 219,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,684,000 after acquiring an additional 142,520 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.