Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI)
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-09-04
$13.81-0.86%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Deliver EPS near $1.28 in 2026: Q2 FY26 EPS -1.06 vs target 1.28.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 6% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskSinclair's growth depends on increasing political advertising revenue in 2026. The company recently raised its adjusted EBITDA outlook to $730 million to support this. It trades at 19× P/E versus a peer median of 16×. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. The primary risk is the recent earnings miss, with a 61% chance of missing again. Peer multiples imply a price about 44% below where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. SBGI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 7 analysts currently covering SBGI (as of Sep 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Broadcasting — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Maintain and reaffirm full year 2026 financial guidance
FY 2027 transition negatively impacts H2 2026 guidance.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase political advertising revenue in 2026
Increased political ad revenue forecast supports growth objectives.
Advances: Reaffirm full year 2026 financial guidance
Earnings call reaffirms full year financial guidance.
Advances: Maintain revenue guidance for 2026
Strong earnings support revenue guidance for 2026.
Investment in AI aligns with growth and innovation strategy.
Insider selling may indicate lack of confidence.
Presentation may strengthen investor confidence.
Merger proposal updates are critical for growth.
