Nexstar Media vs Versant Media
NXST and VSNT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NXST and VSNT compare
Nexstar Media is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Versant Media ($6.4B against $5.0B).
Nexstar Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.3% versus −5.3% for Versant Media).
Versant Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.9% compared with 5.5% at Nexstar Media.
Both pay dividends: Nexstar Media yields 3.6% and Versant Media 3.1%.
Versant Media scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.4B | $5.0B |
| Share price | $207.94 | $35.94 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.6% | – |
| Change, 5 years | 27.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | – |
| Employees | 13K | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.6× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× | 5.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 5.0× | 2.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 20.1% | 37.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $193.92 | $103.66 |
| Margin of safety | −7.2% | 65.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.3% (better) | −5.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.9% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −27.9% (better) | −31.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −31.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −29.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 20.6% (better) | 19.0% |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 13.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.9% | 27.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.7% (better) | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.9% (better) | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 4.62 | 0.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.61 | 1.16 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 97.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 2.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.23 | 1.72 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.6% (better) | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | 61.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.6% | 87.9% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.3M | $6.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.9% | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- NXST stock overview
- NXST income statement
- NXST valuation and score
- VSNT stock overview
- VSNT income statement
- VSNT valuation and score
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