Nexstar Media Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Nexstar Media Group stock have an average target of 270, with a low estimate of 220 and a high estimate of 300. The average target predicts an increase of 64.63% from the current stock price of 164.00.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$220	$270	$290	$300
Change	+34.15%	+64.63%	+76.83%	+82.93%

* Price targets were last updated on May 11, 2026.

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	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	6	6	6
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	2
Hold	2	1	2	1	1	0
Sell	0	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick Sholl Barrington	Barrington	Buy Reiterates $290	Buy	Reiterates	$290	+76.83%	May 11, 2026
Jason Bazinet Citi	Citi	Buy Upgrades $252 → $220	Buy	Upgrades	$252 → $220	+34.15%	Apr 10, 2026
Benjamin Soff Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Reiterates $270	Buy	Reiterates	$270	+64.63%	Mar 23, 2026
Daniel Kurnos Benchmark Co.	Benchmark Co.	Buy Maintains $250 → $300	Buy	Maintains	$250 → $300	+82.93%	Feb 27, 2026
Curry Baker Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Buy Maintains $250 → $290	Buy	Maintains	$250 → $290	+76.83%	Feb 27, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

7.88B

from 4.95B

59.31%

from 4.95B

Revenue Next Year

7.70B

from 7.88B

-2.34%

from 7.88B

EPS This Year

34.19

from 12.25

179.04%

from 12.25

EPS Next Year

24.20

from 34.19

-29.21%

from 34.19

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	7.88B	7.70B
Revenue Growth	3.26%	12.11%	-5.34%	9.61%	-8.47%	59.31%	-2.34%
EPS	18.98	24.16	9.64	21.41	3.00	32.48	20.00
EPS Growth	9.27%	27.29%	-60.10%	122.10%	-85.99%	982.75%	-38.42%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	5.05	8.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	8	8

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	8.3B	7.9B
Avg	7.9B	7.7B
Low	7.7B	7.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	68.5%	0.1%
Avg	59.3%	-2.3%
Low	56.2%	-6.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	36.05	29.67
Avg	34.19	24.20
Low	31.74	19.96

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	194.2%	-13.2%
Avg	179.0%	-29.2%
Low	159.0%	-41.6%

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.