Nexstar Media Group (NXST) closed at $164.83 on October 21, 2026, down 2.5% from the previous close, on volume of 245,180 shares (30-day average 361,341).
Data as of October 21, 2026.
21-Oct-2026
TEGNA Appoints Tim Thomas to Lead WXIA-WATL in Atlanta and WMAZ in Macon
Globe Newswire (Fri, 16-Oct 10:05 AM ET)
TEGNA Taps Proven Revenue Leaders for Top Sales Roles
Globe Newswire (Thu, 15-Oct 10:15 AM ET)
TEGNA and Disney Entertainment Television Renew ABC Affiliation Agreements in 13 Markets
Globe Newswire (Tue, 13-Oct 10:00 AM ET)
TEGNA CEO Patrick Paolini Appoints Three Group General Managers, Rounding Out His Leadership Team
Globe Newswire (Mon, 12-Oct 12:45 PM ET)
Business Wire (Tue, 6-Oct 8:00 AM ET)
Business Wire (Thu, 1-Oct 11:00 AM ET)
Business Wire (Thu, 17-Sep 10:00 AM ET)
Sinclair and Nexstar Partner to Increase Awareness of NextGenTV
Globe Newswire (Wed, 16-Sep 10:40 AM ET)
New Mexico State at Florida State Delivers the CW's Most-Watched Sports Broadcast in Network History
Business Wire (Wed, 2-Sep 12:15 PM ET)
Nexstar Media Group to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Business Wire (Mon, 24-Aug 9:00 AM ET)
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. Assuming its merger with Tegna is affirmed, Nexstar's station total would exceed 259 and reach 80% of the US population. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN America), a cable news network, 75% of the fifth national broadcaster, The CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.
Nexstar Media Group trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol NXST.
As of October 21, 2026, NXST stock price declined to $164.83 with 245,180 million shares trading.
NXST has a beta of 0.09, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. NXST has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.
NXST has a market cap of $5.08 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.
Last quarter Nexstar Media Group reported $2 billion in Revenue and $3.61 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $13 million and missed earnings estimates by -$3.67.
In the last 3 years, NXST traded as high as $254.30 and as low as $133.56.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that NXST belongs to (by Net Assets): IJH, VTI, SCHD, VB, DVY.
NXST has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -11.3%, while the SPY ETF gained +16.3%. In the last 3 month period, NXST fell short of the market, returning -9.6%, while SPY returned +4.4%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks NXST has outperformed the stock market by returning +4.7%, while SPY returned -0.8%.
NXST support price is $165.68 and resistance is $172.38 (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.
