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Nexstar Media Group (NXST) Frequently Asked Questions

What does Nexstar Media Group do?

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. Pending approval, Nexstar's merger with Tegna would bring Nexstar's station total to 259 in 133 markets, reaching 80% of the US population. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN), a cable news network, 75% of the fifth national broadcaster, the CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.

What symbol and exchange does Nexstar Media Group shares trade?

Nexstar Media Group trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol NXST.

What is Nexstar Media Group stock price doing today?

As of December 16, 2025, NXST stock price declined to $202.54 with 192,133 million shares trading.

What is Nexstar Media Group's Beta?

NXST has a beta of 0.84, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. NXST has a correlation of 0.21 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Nexstar Media Group worth?

NXST has a market cap of $6.14 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

How much money does Nexstar Media Group make?

Last quarter Nexstar Media Group reported $1 billion in Revenue and $2.14 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-2 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.01.

What is the highest and lowest price Nexstar Media Group traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, NXST traded as high as $223.36 and as low as $132.30.

What are the top ETFs holding Nexstar Media Group?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that NXST belongs to (by Net Assets): IJH, VTI, SCHD, VB, DVY.

Is Nexstar Media Group (NXST) a good investment?

NXST has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +27.6% while the SPY ETF gained +13.6%. However, in the short term, NXST had mixed performance relative to the market. It has underperformed in the last 3 months, returning -0.1% vs +3.0% return in SPY. But in the last 2 weeks, NXST shares have fared better than the market returning +7.5% compared to SPY -0.2%.

What are the support and resistance levels for Nexstar Media Group (NXST)?

NXST support price is $198.92 and resistance is $209.20 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that NXST shares will trade within this expected range on the day.

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