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Nexstar Media Group NXST

US equityMarket cap rank #2134
$156.66 +$1.24 (+0.80%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $156.66 0.00%
Open$155.56
Prev close$155.42
Day range$153.17 – $159.61
Volume387.6K
Market cap$4.83B
P/E (TTM)29.7
Dividend yield4.75%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership100.2%-0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding560+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)18 buys / 32 sellsNet selling
Short interest8.16% of floatDays to cover 7.2 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share15.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%13%17%22%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$8.07M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 31.1% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock10.90%
  • Perry Sook6.09%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.82%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors4.65%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.63%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management3.51%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.07%
  • LSV Asset Management3.04%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund82.74%
  • Hedge Fund9.04%
  • Individual/Insider7.00%
  • Public Company3.29%
  • Government Pension Fund1.92%
  • Private Company1.07%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.88%
  • Structured Finance Pool Manager0.74%

Reported short interest has risen from 7.09% to 8.16% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 2,513,516 8.2% 7.2
31 Aug 2026 2,211,354 7.2% 6.9
14 Aug 2026 2,595,099 8.4% 7.1
31 Jul 2026 2,233,938 7.3% 8.1
15 Jul 2026 2,310,798 7.6% 5.7
30 Jun 2026 2,165,527 7.1% 3.4

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