Phoenix New Media vs Nexstar Media
FENG and NXST side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FENG and NXST compare
Nexstar Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.3% versus 8.8% for Phoenix New Media).
Nexstar Media pays a dividend yielding 3.5%; Phoenix New Media does not pay one.
Nexstar Media scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for Phoenix New Media), 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 | FENG | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $6.5B |
| Share price | $1.35 | $209.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.5% | 10.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −81.2% | 28.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.39 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 611 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.0× |
| P/S | – | 0.9× |
| P/B | – | 2.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 5.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 20.0% |
| Fair value | – | $188.69 |
| Margin of safety | – | −11.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.8% | 32.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.7% | 1.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −27.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −31.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −29.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.9% | – |
| Operating margin | −4.5% | 20.6% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | −2.1% | 18.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 15.7% |
| Return on invested capital | −2.9% | 9.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 4.62 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 5.61 |
| Current ratio | 2.85 (better) | 1.26 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 61.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 13 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 27.1% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.03% | 99.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 7.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$9.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 9.9% |
Go deeper
- FENG stock overview
- FENG income statement
- FENG valuation and score
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
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