NXST vs VIV vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Nexstar Media, Telefonica Brasil and Versant Media Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$185.12 +18.2% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.70B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.02%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.31 -10.4% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.78%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$33.98 +9.5% 1M
Market cap
$4.64B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
3.35%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 6, Versant Media 4, Nexstar Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXSTVIVVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.70B $18.07B $4.64B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 14.6x 6.5x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 12.2x 7.9x NXST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +15.9% — VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 10.7% 11.1% VSNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 7.4% VSNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x -0.3x 0.9x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.02% 7.78% 3.35% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.7% -7.3% — NXST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +4.6%/yr — VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 34.7% 41.3% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 88/100 89/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

NXSTVIVVSNT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNXSTVIVVSNT
Valuation 65 #19 of 53 92 #5 of 49 98 #2 of 53
Growth 28 #32 of 44 80 #10 of 47 –
Profitability 74 #12 of 43 84 #8 of 46 95 #3 of 43
Financial Health 38 #38 of 61 96 #3 of 49 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns 38 #19 of 30 89 #5 of 36 79 #7 of 30
Overall 49 88 89
  • NXST ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNXSTVIVVSNTSPY
1 month +18.2%-10.4%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.6%-7.4%-5.1% -0.4%
6 months -6.1%-29.0%-17.1% +4.5%
Year to date -8.8%-4.6%-24.5% +12.4%
1 year -6.7%-7.3%— +13.6%
3 years +18.0%+17.1%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%+5.4%— +20.8%
5 years +10.5%+25.1%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +2.0%+4.6%— +10.4%
10 years +291.0%-18.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.6%-2.0%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNXSTVIVVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%34.7%41.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%39.1%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.520.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.21— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-44.5%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%-34.0%-28.4% -1.6%
52-week high $253.64$17.14$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $154.70$10.98$27.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNXSTVIVVSNT
P/E now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 17.7x 14.6xmedian 11.7x 6.5xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 10.4x 3.3xmedian 7.0x 3.0xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 8.8x 4.7xmedian 5.3x 2.8xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x —median 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.95median 0.42 -30.67median 0.24 —median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNXSTVIVVSNT
Revenue $5.88B $11.69B $6.54B
Gross profit $3.21B $5.26B $3.66B
Operating income $1.04B $1.99B $1.12B
Net income $168.00M $1.29B $726.00M
Free cash flow $743.00M $3.83B $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $6.08 $0.77 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $218.00M $1.64B $1.05B
Total debt $11.74B $29.48M $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 30.91M 1.61B 138.54M
Enterprise value $4.51B $12.09B $975.55M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNXSTVIVVSNT
P/E 30.1x 14.6x 6.5x
P/FCF 7.7x 4.7x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 4.7x 2.6x
P/S 1.0x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.5x – 0.6x
P/Tangible book -2.0x – 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 3.3x 3.0x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 8.2x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF 23.2x 4.3x 4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 4.3x 3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.95 -30.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXSTVIVVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 15.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 6.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 18.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 7.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% 27.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -71.9% 35.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 12.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -70.7% -15.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.3% 8.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -0.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 384.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.3% -0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXSTVIVVSNT
Gross margin 54.6% 45.0% 56.0%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 42.0% 32.9%
Operating margin 17.8% 17.1% 17.1%
Pretax margin 3.6% 12.6% 15.0%
Net margin 3.2% 10.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 12.6% 32.7% 25.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 32.7% 27.4%
Return on equity 8.3% – 8.9%
Return on assets 1.0% 5.2% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed 6.3% – 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 3.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXSTVIVVSNT
Debt / assets 66.3% 0.1% 23.1%
Debt / equity 5.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x -0.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 15.8x 0.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 87.2% – 35.6%
Equity / assets 12.8% – 64.4%
Interest coverage 2.1x 2.5x 6.6x
Current ratio 1.6x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.09 – 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXSTVIVVSNT
Dividend yield 4.0% 7.8% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 7.8% 9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 134.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNXSTVIVVSNT
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.94FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +998.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -45.6% +38.7% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +68.2%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% -3.2% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXSTVIVVSNT
Held by institutions 100.0% 3.9% 88.0%
Institutions holding 488 226 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -4.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 221 123 302
Institutions selling 181 76 313
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.62 0.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NXSTVIVVSNT
NXST 1.00 0.07 0.21
VIV 0.07 1.00 0.02
VSNT 0.21 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXST, VIV and VSNT?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.70B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.07B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXST, VIV and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexstar Media (NXST) 30.1x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.6x, Versant Media (VSNT) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexstar Media (NXST) is cheapest (Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.6x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest net margin (Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Versant Media (VSNT) leads (Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexstar Media (NXST) returned the most: Nexstar Media (NXST) -6.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -7.3%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.0%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.02%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.78%, Versant Media (VSNT) 3.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.9%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 34.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXST, VIV and VSNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.