Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

Nexstar Media Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 8 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Nexstar Media Group stock ranges from a low of $200 to a high of $250. The average analyst price target of $219.25 forecasts a 16.00% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $219.25 (+16.00%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$200	$219.25	$225	$250
Change	+5.81%	+16.00%	+19.04%	+32.27%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nexstar Media Group stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25
Strong Buy	5	5	4	4	4	4
Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	7	7	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jason Bazinet Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $218 → $204	Hold	Maintains	$218 → $204	+7.93%	Nov 25, 2025
Curry Baker Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $220 → $250	Strong Buy	Maintains	$220 → $250	+32.27%	Aug 20, 2025
Patrick W. Sholl Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $225	Buy	Maintains	$225	+19.04%	Aug 19, 2025
Patrick W. Sholl Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $200 → $225	Buy	Maintains	$200 → $225	+19.04%	Aug 11, 2025
Steven Cahall Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $206 → $250	Buy	Maintains	$206 → $250	+32.27%	Aug 8, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.00B

Decreased by -7.47%

from 5.41B

Revenue Next Year

5.52B

Increased by 10.27%

from 5.00B

EPS This Year

12.76

Decreased by -40.41%

from 21.41

EPS Next Year

25.52

Increased by 100.06%

from 12.76

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	4.50B	4.65B	5.21B	4.93B	5.41B	5.00B	5.52B
Revenue Growth	48.10%	3.26%	12.11%	-5.34%	9.61%	-7.47%	10.27%
EPS	17.37	18.98	24.16	9.64	21.41	12.76	25.52
EPS Growth	261.88%	9.27%	27.29%	-60.10%	122.10%	-40.41%	100.06%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.81	7.40
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11	11

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	5.2B	5.8B
Avg	5.0B	5.5B
Low	4.8B	5.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-4.3%	15.0%
Avg	-7.5%	10.3%
Low	-11.8%	2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	13.91	32.55
Avg	12.76	25.52
Low	11.08	20.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-35.0%	155.1%
Avg	-40.4%	100.1%
Low	-48.2%	57.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.