Is Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST) a risky stock?
As of July 27, 2026, Clavix grades Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST) D+ for risk, a composite score of 52 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts NXST in the "average" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Grade as of July 27, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.
NXST price, last 3 months
NXST's daily closes over the past three months. Clavix reads risk from the fundamentals and news behind the price, not the line itself.
The five risk dimensions behind NXST's grade
Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how NXST scores on each, as of July 27, 2026.
What's moving NXST's risk right now
Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind NXST's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 27, 2026.
If the Nexstar-TEGNA merger clears regulatory hurdles, NXST would gain hundreds of additional local broadcast stations, significantly expanding its advertising and retransmission…
For Nexstar, the deal extends its long-standing CBS partnership while simultaneously converting several stations to CW and Fox affiliations, signaling a strategic portfolio realig…
This portfolio reshuffling suggests Nexstar is strategically optimizing its station mix, potentially divesting underperforming affiliations while gaining a stronger network partne…
Recent NXST news
The latest headlines Clavix ingested for Nexstar Media Group Inc, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of NXST's grade.
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CBS and Nexstar announced major network affiliation changes effective Aug. 1, affecting stations in Albuquerque, Jackson, Bismarck, Birmingham, Greenville, and Rapid City, with CBS moving from primary channels to digital subchannels in those markets.
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Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a bipartisan 13-state coalition filing a motion alleging that Nexstar and Tegna are violating a federal court's preliminary injunction halting their $6 billion merger, specifically by allowing current and former Nexstar executives to serve on Tegna's board.
What a D+ grade means
On the Clavix A+ to F scale, NXST's composite of 52 falls in the C band (50–64), read as "average." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.
This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell NXST or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.