Entravision Communications vs Nexstar Media
EVC and NXST side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EVC and NXST compare
Nexstar Media is the larger company, worth 7.0 times as much as Entravision Communications ($6.5B against $920M).
On earnings, Nexstar Media is cheaper: it trades at 19.0× trailing earnings, against 33.2× for Entravision Communications.
Entravision Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (87.0% versus 32.3% for Nexstar Media).
Both pay dividends: Entravision Communications yields 2.0% and Nexstar Media 3.5%.
Nexstar Media scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for Entravision Communications), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EVC | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $920M | $6.5B |
| Share price | $9.97 | $209.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 241% | 10.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 26.2% | 28.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 1,025 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.2× | 19.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 9.0× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.0× | 8.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.2× | 5.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.6% | 20.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.02 | $188.69 |
| Margin of safety | −98.5% | −11.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 87.0% (better) | 32.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% (better) | 1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −27.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −31.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −29.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.8% | – |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 20.6% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 18.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 15.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% (better) | 9.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.50 (better) | 4.62 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.89 (better) | 5.61 |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.52 (better) | 1.26 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.71 (better) | 1.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 3.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 61.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 13 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 27.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 61.7% | 99.6% |
| Held by insiders | 23.5% | 7.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$40.3M | −$9.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.7% | 9.9% |
Go deeper
- EVC stock overview
- EVC income statement
- EVC valuation and score
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
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