NXST - Nexstar Broadcasting Group - Stock Forecast

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NXST is currently covered by 7 analysts with an average price target of $244. This is a potential upside of $40.45 (35.99%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $179.42.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group's activity chart (see below) currently has 164 price targets and 126 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of NXST is 80% BUY and 20% HOLD.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 94.43% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 595.11 days.

Highest price target for NXST is $290, Lowest price target is $200, average price target is $244.

Most recent stock forecast was given by from WELLS FARGO on 08-May-2026. First documented stock forecast 26-Jun-2014.

Best performing analysts who are covering NXST - Nexstar Broadcasting Group:

Connor Murphy Zack Silver Daniel Kurnos Kyle Evans Benjamin Soff Barton Crockett Bryan Kraft

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of NXST, 12 are a BUY (80%), 3 are a HOLD (20%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date of last PT

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Days to Hit Target

Performance score

Buy Since 09-Aug-2024

$253

$89 (54.27%)

$290

2 months ago
(08-May-2026)

13/15 (86.67%)

$50.21 (24.76%)

469

Hold Since 08-Dec-2023

$220

$56 (34.15%)

$252

2 months 28 days ago
(10-Apr-2026)

6/7 (85.71%)

$36.08 (19.62%)

173

Daniel L. Kurnos

Buy Since 01-Mar-2017

$250

$86 (52.44%)

$300

3 months 2 days ago
(06-Apr-2026)

21/23 (91.3%)

$63.97 (34.39%)

586

Buy Since 15-Aug-2023

$270

$106 (64.63%)

$205

3 months 15 days ago
(23-Mar-2026)

2/3 (66.67%)

$39.76 (17.27%)

550

Buy Since 12-Dec-2017

$290

$126 (76.83%)

4 months 11 days ago
(27-Feb-2026)

17/18 (94.44%)

$38.98 (15.53%)

615

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What is NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 595.11 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 94.43

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group) with a proven track record?

CONNOR MURPHY

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group)?

Connor Murphy works at CAPITAL ONE and has 4 price targets and 2 ratings on NXST

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group)?

Curry Baker with highest potential upside - $126

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group)?

James Dix with lowest potential downside - -$103.92

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