Fox vs Nexstar Media
FOXA and NXST side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FOXA and NXST compare
Fox is the larger company, worth 5.0 times as much as Nexstar Media ($26.5B against $5.3B).
On earnings, Fox is cheaper: it trades at 16.5× trailing earnings, against 32.5× for Nexstar Media.
Nexstar Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.5% versus 5.1% for Fox).
Both pay dividends: Fox yields 0.90% and Nexstar Media 4.3%.
Nexstar Media scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Fox), 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 | FOXA | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.5B | $5.3B |
| Share price | $63.24 | $171.44 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | −9.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 52.5% | 2.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.56 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 11K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.5× (better) | 32.5× |
| P/S | 1.5× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× (better) | 2.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.4× (better) | 12.1× |
| P/FCF | 18.1× | 7.1× (better) |
| PEG | 0.91 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.5% | 14.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $60.63 | $121.27 |
| Margin of safety | −4.3% (better) | −41.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% | 10.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | 1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −70.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −21.8% (better) | −72.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.2% (better) | −29.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 17.8% |
| Net margin | – | 3.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.6% | 12.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 7.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.57 (better) | 5.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.78 (better) | 8.28 |
| Current ratio | 3.17 (better) | 1.56 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.83 (better) | 1.07 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.90% | 4.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 120% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 13 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 27.1% |
| Buyback yield | 7.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% (better) | 4.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.2% | 99.6% |
| Held by insiders | 33.1% | 7.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$110M | −$9.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 9.7% |
Go deeper
- FOXA stock overview
- FOXA income statement
- FOXA valuation and score
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
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