Notable Nexstar Media Group Insider Trades $5.56 Million In Company Stock

Thomas Carter, President And COO at Nexstar Media Group NXST, made a large buy and sell of company shares on September 28, according to a new SEC filing.

What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission states that Thomas Carter exercised options to purchase 25,000 Nexstar Media Group shares at a price of $159.49 per share for a total of $3,987,250 on September 28. They then sold their shares on the same day in the open market. They sold at a price of $158.05 to raise a total of $1,569,622 from the stock sale.

Carter still owns a total of 115,885 shares of Nexstar Media Group worth, $18,062,994.

Nexstar Media Group shares are trading down 0.0% at $155.87 at the time of this writing on Wednesday morning.

Why Insider Transactions Are Important

Insider transactions shouldn't be used primarily to make an investing decision, however, they can be an important factor for an investor to consider.

In legal terms, an "insider" refers to any shareholder who owns at least 10% of a company. This can include executives in the c-suite and large hedge funds. These insiders are required to let the public know of their transactions via a Form 4 filing, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction.

When a company insider makes a new purchase, that is an indication that they expect the stock to rise.

Insider sells, on the other hand, can be made for a variety of reasons, and may not necessarily mean that the seller thinks the stock will go down.

Important Transaction Codes

Investors prefer focusing on transactions that take place in the open market, indicated in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 indicates a purchase, while S indicates a sale. Transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option, and transaction code A indicates the insider may have been forced to sell shares in order to receive compensation that had been promised upon being hired by the company.

Check Out The Full List Of Nexstar Media Group's Insider Trades.