Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. VSNT scored 64.8, NXST scored 55.5 — VSNT leads.
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Different reporting periods. NXST's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but VSNT's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
VSNT
Versant Media Group, Inc.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
64.8
$30.64 · $4.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
9.3
VSNT leads
NXST
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Broadcasting · Quality-Growth
55.5
$161.45 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestVSNT5.8x
Fastest growthNXST+10.5%
Strongest balance sheetVSNT0.39
Highest qualityVSNT76 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueVSNT-81%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
VSNT
stronger →← stronger
NXST
76
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
56
41
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
71
87
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
43
VSNT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
VSNT
NXST
$1.9bC+
FCF
$743mC+
-5.3%D
Rev
+10.5%B
0.39B+
D/E
5.34D
5.8xA
P/E
30.6xC+
0.64A-
PEG
0.27A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
VSNT
NXST
81% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
56% below
decline
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-16%/yr
+490%
1-yr DCF upside
+131%
+426%
5-yr DCF upside
+125%
+348%
10-yr DCF upside
+118%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
VSNT
Why this score
Short track record
NXST
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
VSNTVersant Media Group, Inc.
Entertainment · $30.64
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $4.3b. Down 48% from 52-week high of $59.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -5% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. PEG 0.64 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $44.57 (implying +45% upside).
Moat
Net margin 14% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 199% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Revenue contracting -5% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Down 48% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
NXSTNexstar Media Group, Inc.
Broadcasting · $161.45 · beta 0.93
Why now
Broadcasting · market cap $5.0b. Down 37% from 52-week high of $254.30 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +11%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.27 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $246.75 (implying +53% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($820m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
D/E 5.34 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 37% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 141% of earnings on a 4.6% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where VSNT and NXST diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.3 points in favor of VSNT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueVSNT 87.5 · NXST 42.7VSNT +44.8
GrowthVSNT 40.8 · NXST 71.2NXST +30.4
QualityVSNT 76.4 · NXST 56.4VSNT +20.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is VSNT or NXST the better stock?
VSNT scores higher: VSNT 64.8, NXST 55.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do VSNT and NXST differ most?
The widest gap is value, where VSNT leads by 45 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are VSNT and NXST scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.