LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION vs NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., two Broadcasting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FWONA and NXST diverge most: on revenue growth, FWONA reads +37.9% and NXST reads -3.9%; on return on equity, FWONA reads 0.7% and NXST reads 7.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What NXST's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FWONA | NXST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $89.67 | $190.34 |
| Market cap | — | $5.8B |
| Sector | Broadcasting | Broadcasting |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.8% |
| P/E | — | 40.3 |
| P/B | — | 2.68 |
| P/S | — | 1.14 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 12.7 |
| Revenue growth | +37.9% | -3.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 19.0% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 0.7% | 7.6% |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| FCF yield | — | 12.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.66 | 5.73 |
| Current ratio | 1.35 | 1.76 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.04 | 0.90 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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