Nexstar Media vs Sinclair
NXST and SBGI side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NXST and SBGI compare
Nexstar Media is the larger company, worth 5.9 times as much as Sinclair ($6.4B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Sinclair is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 18.8× for Nexstar Media.
Nexstar Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.3% versus 1.2% for Sinclair).
Nexstar Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.5% compared with 2.8% at Sinclair.
Both pay dividends: Nexstar Media yields 3.6% and Sinclair 6.6%.
Sinclair scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for Nexstar 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 | NXST | SBGI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.4B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $207.94 | $15.14 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.6% | −9.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.2% | −37.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 13K | 7,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.8× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.6× (better) | 2.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× | 7.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 5.0× | 4.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 20.1% | 23.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $193.92 | $17.11 |
| Margin of safety | −7.2% | 11.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.3% (better) | 1.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.9% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −27.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −31.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −29.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 20.6% (better) | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 5.5% (better) | 2.8% |
| FCF margin | 18.9% (better) | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | 25.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.9% (better) | 7.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 4.62 (better) | 9.84 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.61 (better) | 6.07 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.23 (better) | 1.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | 6.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 61.1% | 75.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% | 6.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.6% | 44.6% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 62.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.3M (better) | −$12.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.9% | 15.8% |
Go deeper
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
- SBGI stock overview
- SBGI income statement
- SBGI valuation and score
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