Nexstar Media Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Nexstar Media Group stock have an average target of 256.38, with a low estimate of 200 and a high estimate of 300. The average target predicts an increase of 1.95% from the current stock price of 251.48.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$200	$256.38	$290	$300
Change	-20.47%	+1.95%	+15.32%	+19.29%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Nexstar Media Group stock from 8 stock analysts is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	4
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	0	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	9	9	9	9	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick W. Sholl Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $290	Buy	Maintains	$290	+15.32%	Mar 3, 2026
Jason Bazinet Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $204 → $252	Hold	Maintains	$204 → $252	+0.21%	Mar 2, 2026
Steven Cahall Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $250 → $290	Buy	Maintains	$250 → $290	+15.32%	Feb 27, 2026
Daniel Kurnos Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Maintains $250 → $300	Strong Buy	Maintains	$250 → $300	+19.29%	Feb 27, 2026
Curry Baker Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Buy Maintains $250 → $290	Strong Buy	Maintains	$250 → $290	+15.32%	Feb 27, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.52B

from 4.95B

11.56%

from 4.95B

Revenue Next Year

5.15B

from 5.52B

-6.77%

from 5.52B

EPS This Year

25.75

from 3.00

758.31%

from 3.00

EPS Next Year

18.12

from 25.75

-29.63%

from 25.75

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	4.65B	5.21B	4.93B	5.41B	4.95B	5.52B	5.15B
Revenue Growth	3.26%	12.11%	-5.34%	9.61%	-8.47%	11.56%	-6.77%
EPS	18.98	24.16	9.64	21.41	3.00	25.75	18.12
EPS Growth	9.27%	27.29%	-60.10%	122.10%	-85.99%	758.31%	-29.63%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.77	13.88
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11	9

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	5.8B	5.5B
Avg	5.5B	5.1B
Low	5.1B	4.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	16.4%	-1.0%
Avg	11.6%	-6.8%
Low	4.0%	-15.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	31.38	21.58
Avg	25.75	18.12
Low	20.06	13.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	946.2%	-16.2%
Avg	758.3%	-29.6%
Low	568.7%	-45.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.