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

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Nexstar Media Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of $3.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.83. Barrington Research currently 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.

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $7.56 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Nexstar Media Group had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 26.03%.

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

Nexstar Media Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NXST opened at $172.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $155.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $163.64. The stock has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.98, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.45. Nexstar Media Group has a 1-year low of $146.04 and a 1-year high of $191.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nexstar Media Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. TFR Capital LLC. bought a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,496,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Nexstar Media Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,086,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nexstar Media Group by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nexstar Media Group news, CFO Lee Ann Gliha sold 330 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.23, for a total value of $52,215.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 8,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,362,360.30. This trade represents a 3.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Perry A. Sook sold 52,808 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.41, for a total transaction of $8,312,507.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 674,694 shares in the company, valued at $106,203,582.54. The trade was a 7.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 161,589 shares of company stock worth $26,171,210 over the last quarter. 6.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Nexstar Media Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $1.86 per share. This is a positive change from Nexstar Media Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.69. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $7.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.31%. Nexstar Media Group’s dividend payout ratio is 34.56%.

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.