Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

NXST stock score: 49/100

$164.83 · -2.48% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
43
Fundamental
55
News
53

The reading

Nexstar Media Group (NXST) scores 49 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 49% of Communication Services stocks and 39% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 43, fundamentals 55.

Among the fundamentals, Price Target at 100 and Institutional Ownership at 100 score highest, while Earnings Growth (Annual) at 1 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 45 and contrarian oscillators 41.

News sentiment is neutral at 53; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 45 to 72, and it is down 14 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward NXST’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

55

Pulling it up

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Revenue Quality (Quarterly)100

    Revenue Quality (Quarterly) evaluates recent revenue performance using trailing 12-month data from quarterly reports.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)1

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)1

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

  • Debt to Equity2

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

39 weighted scorers; 2 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

42

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • Candlestick Patterns100

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Average True Range (14)86

    Average True Range (14-period) measures volatility by calculating the average range between high and low prices.

Holding it back

  • Ichimoku Cloud2

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • SMA 200 Cross Up3

    SMA 200 Cross Up tracks when faster moving averages cross above the 200-period SMA.

  • SMA 2006

    Simple Moving Average (200-period) is the most widely followed long-term trend indicator.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
53

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly511
Daily423
Weekly332
Monthly492
Quarterly482

Composite score, last 90 days

05010049Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 63Jul 26, 2026: 63Jul 27, 2026: 67Jul 28, 2026: 69Jul 29, 2026: 72Jul 30, 2026: 70Jul 31, 2026: 56Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 58Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 52Aug 7, 2026: 55Aug 8, 2026: 55Aug 9, 2026: 55Aug 10, 2026: 56Aug 11, 2026: 51Aug 12, 2026: 51Aug 13, 2026: 53Aug 14, 2026: 54Aug 15, 2026: 55Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 17, 2026: 52Aug 18, 2026: 52Aug 19, 2026: 55Aug 20, 2026: 55Aug 22, 2026: 52Aug 23, 2026: 52Aug 24, 2026: 53Aug 25, 2026: 54Aug 26, 2026: 55Aug 27, 2026: 50Aug 28, 2026: 51Aug 29, 2026: 49Aug 30, 2026: 49Aug 31, 2026: 50Sep 1, 2026: 51Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 3, 2026: 46Sep 4, 2026: 49Sep 5, 2026: 50Sep 6, 2026: 50Sep 7, 2026: 50Sep 8, 2026: 48Sep 9, 2026: 46Sep 10, 2026: 47Sep 11, 2026: 47Sep 12, 2026: 48Sep 13, 2026: 48Sep 14, 2026: 48Sep 15, 2026: 47Sep 16, 2026: 46Sep 17, 2026: 46Sep 18, 2026: 45Sep 19, 2026: 45Sep 20, 2026: 45Sep 21, 2026: 48Sep 22, 2026: 49Sep 23, 2026: 49Sep 24, 2026: 48Sep 25, 2026: 47Sep 26, 2026: 47Sep 27, 2026: 47Sep 28, 2026: 47Sep 29, 2026: 47Sep 30, 2026: 47Oct 1, 2026: 46Oct 2, 2026: 45Oct 3, 2026: 45Oct 4, 2026: 45Oct 5, 2026: 46Oct 6, 2026: 47Oct 7, 2026: 47Oct 8, 2026: 48Oct 9, 2026: 49Oct 10, 2026: 48Oct 11, 2026: 48Oct 12, 2026: 48Oct 13, 2026: 48Oct 14, 2026: 48Oct 15, 2026: 49Oct 16, 2026: 50Oct 17, 2026: 49Oct 18, 2026: 49Oct 19, 2026: 50Oct 20, 2026: 51Oct 21, 2026: 49
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 21, 202649
Oct 20, 202651
Oct 19, 202650
Oct 18, 202649
Oct 17, 202649
Oct 16, 202650
Oct 15, 202649
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Oct 12, 202648
Oct 11, 202648
Oct 10, 202648
Oct 9, 202649
Oct 8, 202648
Oct 7, 202647
Oct 6, 202647
Oct 5, 202646
Oct 4, 202645
Oct 3, 202645
Oct 2, 202645
Oct 1, 202646
Sep 30, 202647
Sep 29, 202647
Sep 28, 202647
Sep 27, 202647
Sep 26, 202647
Sep 25, 202647
Sep 24, 202648
Sep 23, 202649
Sep 22, 202649
Sep 21, 202648
Sep 20, 202645
Sep 19, 202645
Sep 18, 202645
Sep 17, 202646
Sep 16, 202646
Sep 15, 202647
Sep 14, 202648
Sep 13, 202648
Sep 12, 202648
Sep 11, 202647
Sep 10, 202647
Sep 9, 202646
Sep 8, 202648
Sep 7, 202650
Sep 6, 202650
Sep 5, 202650
Sep 4, 202649
Sep 3, 202646
Sep 2, 202652
Sep 1, 202651
Aug 31, 202650
Aug 30, 202649
Aug 29, 202649
Aug 28, 202651
Aug 27, 202650
Aug 26, 202655
Aug 25, 202654
Aug 24, 202653
Aug 23, 202652
Aug 22, 202652
Aug 20, 202655
Aug 19, 202655
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Aug 16, 202655
Aug 15, 202655
Aug 14, 202654
Aug 13, 202653
Aug 12, 202651
Aug 11, 202651
Aug 10, 202656
Aug 9, 202655
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Aug 7, 202655
Aug 6, 202652
Aug 5, 202655
Aug 3, 202658
Aug 2, 202654
Jul 31, 202656
Jul 30, 202670
Jul 29, 202672
Jul 28, 202669
Jul 27, 202667
Jul 26, 202663
Jul 25, 202663

Key facts

Market cap
$5.1B
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Broadcasting
Beta
0.93
Risk grade (1–10)
4
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026

Questions

What is NXST's stock score today?

NXST scores 49/100 (Weak) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 43, fundamental 55, and news sentiment 53, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is NXST a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 49 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the NXST score calculated?

101 weighted scorers feed it today: 39 fundamental, scored against Communication Services ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.