Nexstar Media vs Sirius XM
NXST and SIRI side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NXST and SIRI compare
Sirius XM is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Nexstar Media ($9.8B against $5.3B).
On earnings, Sirius XM is cheaper: it trades at 11.9× trailing earnings, against 32.5× for Nexstar Media.
Nexstar Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.5% versus 0.51% for Sirius XM).
Sirius XM keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.5% compared with 3.2% at Nexstar Media.
Both pay dividends: Nexstar Media yields 4.3% and Sirius XM 3.7%.
Sirius XM scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 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 | SIRI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $9.8B |
| Share price | $171.44 | $29.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.1% | 37.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.3% | −54.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 13K | 5,119 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.5× | 11.9× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 2.3× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.1× | 8.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 7.1× | 6.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 14.1% | 16.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $121.27 | $43.39 |
| Margin of safety | −41.4% | 33.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.5% (better) | 0.51% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.9% (better) | 1.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −70.3% | −9.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −72.6% | −14.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −29.6% | 45.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 52.9% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 10.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 12.6% | 18.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.3% (better) | 7.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.5% (better) | 5.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 5.18 | 0.77 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.28 | 4.28 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.56 (better) | 0.32 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.07 | 1.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.3% (better) | 3.7% |
| Payout ratio | 120% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% | 4.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.6% | 85.5% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.3M | −$1.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.7% | 12.1% |
Go deeper
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
- SIRI stock overview
- SIRI income statement
- SIRI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.