NXST

NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

Nasdaq · Television Broadcasting Stations · Inc. DE · CIK 0001142417
$174.50 -0.01% $5.3B
Insider Selling Cluster (12 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)13 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$5.3B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (86%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$3.3B
Inst. Activity13 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity0B / 27S
Insider Net $-$2.3M
Reddit Sentiment33° Cool
SEC Reports20
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Television Broadcasting Stations·Inc. DE·CIK 0001142417·Prev Close $174.52

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 SEC
Eight Nexstar insiders, including the CFO and multiple presidents, sold a total of $916K in open-market sales over a 7-d
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
8 Nexstar insiders sold a total of ~$932K in open-market shares over a week-long window, representing only 0.018% of the
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
Eight Nexstar insiders sold a combined $955K in open-market shares over a 7-day window, representing only ~0.018% of the
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
WEITMAN GARY acquired via exercise 750 shares
See Remarks
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
ALFORD ANDREW sold 778 shares
President, Broadcasting @ $176.42 ($137.3K)
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
COMPTON SEAN sold 875 shares
President, Networks @ $176.42 ($154.4K)
Inst.
Allianz Asset Management GmbH — ADD
454,121 shares ($82.1M)
Inst.
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. — NEW
258,775 shares ($46.8M)

Price Targets

$251.63 +44.2% upside Strong Buy
Current $174.50 Low $205.00 Median $254.00 High $290.00 8 analysts
$205.00 $290.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy86% buy · 14 analysts
5Strong Buy
7Buy
2Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Apr 10, 2026 Citigroup UPGRADE Neutral → Buy
Apr 6, 2026 Benchmark MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Mar 23, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $7.47 ▲ +29.0% $7.47 — $7.47 132% YoY 1
Next Q $8.83 ▲ +50.4% $8.83 — $8.83 744% YoY 1
Current FY $34.19 ▲ +34.0% $31.74 — $36.05 179% YoY 3
Next FY $24.20 ▲ +35.0% $19.96 — $29.67 -29% YoY 3

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
Erste Asset Management GmbH
BlackRock, Inc.$581.9M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$259.2M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$251.1M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$232.5M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 10, 2026WEITMAN GARYM$0.00
Jun 10, 2026ALFORD ANDREWSELL$137.3K
Jun 10, 2026COMPTON SEANSELL$154.4K
Jun 10, 2026ZIMMER DANASELL$161.4K
Jun 10, 2026Gliha LeeSELL$132.7K

Reddit Sentiment

33°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish
50 institutional holders with $3.3B total value (18,037,934 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, VANGUARD.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1Erste Asset Management GmbH$0.000.0%
2BlackRock, Inc.3,217,716$581.9M17.8%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1,433,495$259.2M7.9%
4DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1,388,430$251.1M7.7%
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,285,723$232.5M7.1%
6CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC986,398$178.4M5.5%
7Neuberger Berman Group LLC904,825$163.6M5.0%
8STATE STREET CORP892,088$161.3M4.9%
9FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.862,253$155.9M4.8%
10FMR LLC698,074$126.2M3.9%
11JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC643,864$116.4M3.6%
12MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/583,331$105.5M3.2%
13MORGAN STANLEY498,354$90.1M2.8%
14Allianz Asset Management GmbH454,121$82.1M2.5%ADD +26.6%
15AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC392,286$70.9M2.2%
16VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC276,164$49.9M1.5%
17BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.258,775$46.8M1.4%NEW
18Invesco Ltd.254,051$45.9M1.4%ADD +25.5%
19CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS197,482$35.7M1.1%
20VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO177,555$32.1M1.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD358,762454,121+26.6%$82.1M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.NEW258,775$46.8M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.ADD202,411254,051+25.5%$45.9M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.TRIM260,215153,603-41.0%$27.8M2026-Q1
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/DOUBLED23,22993,497+302.5%$16.9M2026-Q1
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.DOUBLED11,81292,817+685.8%$16.8M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPNEW87,571$15.8M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPNEW86,361$15.6M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDADD44,00078,600+78.6%$14.2M2026-Q1
ALPS ADVISORS INCADD46,37776,324+64.6%$13.8M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED67511,259+1568.0%$2.0M2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPTRIM15,51310,734-30.8%$1.9M2026-Q1
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCTRIM9,8765,844-40.8%$1.1M2026-Q1
BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CorpNEAR_EXIT39,9475,516-86.2%$997.5K2026-Q1
AmundiDOUBLED2,3325,130+120.0%$927.7K2026-Q1
M&T BANK CORPNEAR_EXIT140,1125,029-96.4%$909.4K2026-Q1
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXASTRIM9,3714,720-49.6%$853.5K2026-Q1
XPONANCE LLCADD2,9243,734+27.7%$675.2K2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCTRIM4,1583,035-27.0%$548.8K2026-Q1
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.TRIM3,8461,708-55.6%$308.9K2026-Q1
FIL LtdTRIM5,6641,426-74.8%$257.9K2026-Q1
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L PNEAR_EXIT6,465639-90.1%$115.5K2026-Q1
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/DOUBLED227,081535,218+135.7%$96.8K2026-Q1
Horizon Investments, LLCNEAR_EXIT770126-83.6%$22.8K2026-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT204,2560-100.0%$0.002026-Q1
12 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$2.3M ($0.00 bought, $2.3M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026WEITMAN GARYSee RemarksEXERCISE750
Jun 10, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingSELL778$176.42$137.3K
Jun 10, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksSELL875$176.42$154.4K
Jun 10, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksSELL915$176.42$161.4K
Jun 10, 2026Gliha Lee AnnEVP, Chief Financial OfficerSELL752$176.42$132.7K
Jun 10, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksSELL284$176.42$50.1K
Jun 10, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsSELL239$176.42$42.2K
Jun 9, 2026McMillen Charles ThomasDirectorSELL1,000$180.00$180.0K
Jun 8, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingEXERCISE1,000
Jun 8, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksEXERCISE1,000
Jun 8, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksEXERCISE1,000
Jun 8, 2026Biard MichaelPresident & COOEXERCISE3,108
Jun 8, 2026Biard MichaelPresident & COOEXERCISE2,500
Jun 6, 2026Gliha Lee AnnEVP, Chief Financial OfficerEXERCISE1,875
Jun 6, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksEXERCISE750
Jun 6, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsEXERCISE750
Jun 4, 2026WEITMAN GARYSee RemarksSELL319$182.42$58.2K
Jun 4, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsSELL319$182.42$58.2K
Jun 4, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksSELL397$182.42$72.4K
Jun 4, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksSELL414$182.42$75.5K
Jun 4, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksSELL433$182.42$79.0K
Jun 4, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingSELL368$182.42$67.1K
Jun 4, 2026Gliha Lee AnnEVP, Chief Financial OfficerSELL258$182.42$47.1K
Jun 3, 2026WEITMAN GARYSee RemarksEXERCISE1,313
Jun 3, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsEXERCISE1,313
Jun 3, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksEXERCISE1,313
Jun 3, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksEXERCISE938
Jun 3, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksEXERCISE938
Jun 3, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingEXERCISE938
Jun 3, 2026Gliha Lee AnnEVP, Chief Financial OfficerEXERCISE657
Jun 2, 2026Knapp LindseyEVP, Human ResourcesSELL290$184.27$53.4K
May 28, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingSELL605$185.33$112.1K
May 27, 2026Morgan RachelEVP General CounselSELL185$187.32$34.7K
May 27, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingSELL395$187.32$74.0K
May 27, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsSELL185$187.32$34.7K
May 27, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksSELL445$187.32$83.4K
May 27, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksSELL465$187.32$87.1K
May 27, 2026WEITMAN GARYSee RemarksSELL184$187.32$34.5K
May 27, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksSELL229$187.32$42.9K
May 27, 2026Knapp LindseyEVP, Human ResourcesSELL92$187.32$17.2K
May 27, 2026Lanzano DanSee RemarksSELL247$187.32$46.3K
May 27, 2026Biard MichaelPresident & COOSELL989$187.32$185.3K
May 27, 2026Gliha Lee AnnEVP, Chief Financial OfficerSELL742$187.32$139.0K
May 23, 2026Morgan RachelEVP General CounselEXERCISE750
May 23, 2026ALFORD ANDREWPresident, BroadcastingEXERCISE1,000
May 23, 2026COMPTON SEANPresident, NetworksEXERCISE1,000
May 23, 2026ZIMMER DANASee RemarksEXERCISE1,000
May 23, 2026WEITMAN GARYSee RemarksEXERCISE750
May 23, 2026Russell BlakeEVP, OperationsEXERCISE750
May 23, 2026Jenkins BrettSee RemarksEXERCISE750
20 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 19 neutral. Avg impact: 2.8/10.
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Eight Nexstar insiders, including the CFO and multiple presidents, sold a total of $916K in open-mar
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
8 Nexstar insiders sold a total of ~$932K in open-market shares over a week-long window, representin
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Eight Nexstar insiders sold a combined $955K in open-market shares over a 7-day window, representing
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Eight Nexstar insiders, including the CFO, President of Broadcasting, and President of Networks, sol
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Eight Nexstar insiders, including the Presidents of Broadcasting and Networks and the CFO, collectiv
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
A cluster of 8 NXST insiders sold a total of ~$708K in open-market transactions over a 7-day window.
Jun 11, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Multiple NXST insiders, including four division presidents and the CFO, collectively sold $637K in o
Jun 10, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Insiders at Nexstar Media Group engaged in a cluster of open-market sales totaling ~$637K (including
Jun 10, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
A cluster of eight NXST insiders sold approximately $511K in open-market shares over a week, but thi
Jun 10, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Eight NXST insiders, including the CFO and multiple EVPs, collectively sold $511K of stock on June 4
Jun 10, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Multiple Nexstar Media insiders, including the CFO and other C-suite executives, sold shares on the
Jun 9, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
A cluster of 8 NXST insiders (including the CFO and multiple EVPs) executed open-market sales totali
Jun 9, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
A cluster of 9 Nexstar insiders, including the CFO, President of Broadcasting, and President of Netw
Jun 9, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Eleven NXST insiders, including the CFO, President & COO, and multiple EVPs, sold shares totaling $8
Jun 5, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
11 insiders at Nexstar Media Group sold a total of $853K in shares over a 7-day window, including th
Jun 5, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
11 Nexstar insiders sold a total of $853K in open-market transactions over a 7-day window, including
Jun 3, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two Nexstar insiders — President of Networks Sean Compton and an executive — sold a combined $1.03M
May 27, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two Nexstar insiders (President of Networks and a named officer) sold a combined $1.03M in open-mark
May 19, 2026
NEUTRAL DEFA14A 2/10
Nexstar Media Group filed a DEFA14A (definitive additional proxy soliciting material) providing noti
Apr 30, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 7/10
Multiple Nexstar Media Group executives and directors sold shares in a concentrated 2-day window, in
Mar 26, 2026

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (86% buy). Based on 14 analysts: 5 strong buy, 7 buy, 2 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$251.63 mean target +44.2% upside Strong Buy (3.00)
$205.00 Low $290.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$174.50
Target Low$205.00
Target Mean$251.63
Target Median$254.00
Target High$290.00
# Analysts8
RecommendationStrong Buy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$7.47 $7.47 $7.47 131.7% +29.0% 1↑ 0↓ $2.0B 61.1% 1
Next Q
2026-09-30
$8.83 $8.83 $8.83 743.5% +50.4% 1↑ 0↓ $2.1B 74.5% 1
Current FY
2026-12-31
$34.19 $31.74 $36.05 179.0% +34.0% 3↑ 0↓ $7.9B 59.3% 3
Next FY
2027-12-31
$24.20 $19.96 $29.67 -29.2% +35.0% 3↑ 0↓ $7.7B -2.3% 3

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$7.470
7d ago$0.000+7.470
30d ago$5.790+1.680
60d ago$5.790+1.680
90d ago$0.000+7.470
6 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 10, 2026 Citigroup UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Apr 6, 2026 Benchmark MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 23, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 3, 2026 Barrington Research MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 2, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 27, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 27, 2026 Benchmark MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 27, 2026 Guggenheim MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20265720086%
May 1, 20265720086%
Apr 1, 20264730079%
Mar 1, 20264730079%
Feb 1, 20264730079%
Jan 1, 20264730079%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

33°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 11, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 11, 2026140° Cool011
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.4M shares, 17,631 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 417,811 shares across 17,631 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.6M shares, 27,020 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 602,513 shares across 27,020 trades.
May 7, 2026
earnings_calendar
NXST Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.6M shares, 24,729 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 555,903 shares across 24,729 trades.
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.3M shares, 17,171 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 312,881 shares across 17,171 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.5M shares, 17,328 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 527,460 shares across 17,328 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.5M shares, 19,661 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 519,380 shares across 19,661 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 1.0M shares, 23,518 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 995,166 shares across 23,518 trades.
Apr 1, 2026
short_interest
FTD: NXST — 46,417 shares ($8.4M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260401, Price: $180.83, FTD Value: $8,393,586.11, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. COMM
Mar 31, 2026
short_interest
FTD: NXST — 52,277 shares ($9.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260331, Price: $185.18, FTD Value: $9,680,654.86, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. COMM
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.8M shares, 24,486 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 773,388 shares across 24,486 trades.
Mar 25, 2026
short_interest
FTD: NXST — 3,945 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260325, Price: $221.73, FTD Value: $874,724.85, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. COMM
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.8M shares, 25,833 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 771,947 shares across 25,833 trades.
Mar 20, 2026
Enforcement
HSR Early Termination: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; TEGNA Inc.
The FTC granted early termination of the HSR Act waiting period for a transaction involving Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; TEGNA Inc..
Mar 20, 2026
Enforcement
HSR Early Termination: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; TEGNA Inc.
The FTC granted early termination of the HSR Act waiting period for a transaction involving Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; TEGNA Inc..
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.7M shares, 20,245 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 657,960 shares across 20,245 trades.
Mar 9, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: NXST — 0.4M shares, 22,383 trades
Week starting 2026-03-09. Total ATS volume: 411,767 shares across 22,383 trades.