A share price of Nexstar Media Group Inc [NXST] is currently trading at $177.85, up 3.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NXST shares have gain 5.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.60%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Nexstar Media Group Inc [NASDAQ: NXST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 28, 2025, when Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $200 for it. Previously, Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold on November 08, 2024, and dropped its price target to $190. On May 13, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $221 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $158 on December 08, 2023. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $175 on November 09, 2022. Rosenblatt upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on September 06, 2022, and upped its price target to $246. In a note dated April 19, 2022, Rosenblatt initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $180 on this stock.
Nexstar Media Group Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $146.04 and $191.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $198 within the next 12 months. Nexstar Media Group Inc [NASDAQ: NXST] shares were valued at $177.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.33% based on the average NXST price forecast.
Analyzing the NXST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Nexstar Media Group Inc [NASDAQ:NXST] were 5.41B which represents 14.11% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.41 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 29.79.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 174.35 points at the first support level, and at 170.86 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 180.01, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 182.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Nexstar Media Group Inc [NASDAQ:NXST] is 1.66. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.66, and the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.00, the price to book ratio is 2.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WEITMAN GARY,, that happened on Mar 07 ’25 when 1241.0 shares were sold. Officer, ZIMMER DANA completed a deal on Mar 07 ’25 to buy 4846.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer WEITMAN GARY bought 1241.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
