Nexstar Media vs Skydance
NXST and SKYD side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NXST and SKYD compare
Skydance is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Nexstar Media ($9.0B against $6.5B).
Both pay dividends: Nexstar Media yields 3.5% and Skydance 2.5%.
Nexstar Media scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 5 for Skydance), 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 | SKYD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.5B | $9.0B |
| Share price | $209.74 | $8.04 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.3% | −46.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 28.3% | −76.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| Employees | 13K | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× | – |
| P/B | 2.6× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 5.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 20.0% | – |
| Fair value | $188.69 | $6.07 |
| Margin of safety | −11.2% (better) | −32.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.3% | – |
| 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% | – |
| Net margin | 5.5% | – |
| FCF margin | 18.9% | – |
| Return on equity | 15.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 4.62 | 1.26 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.61 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.26 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.23 (better) | 0.15 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Payout ratio | 61.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.6% | – |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 48.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.3M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.9% | 25.2% |
Go deeper
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
- SKYD stock overview
- SKYD income statement
- SKYD valuation and score
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