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SBGI Stock Forecast: Sinclair, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$15
+3.92% on the day

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Sinclair, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $16 — +7.8% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 50 of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$1.0B
Ticker Nerd rank
50 / 100
Median analyst target
$16
Analysts covering
7
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+4.5%
1M
+7.5%
YTD
+0.2%
1Y
+8.4%
From 52W high
−10.6%
From 52W low
+22.2%
$12
$17
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

SBGI stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Sinclair, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 13 Aug 2026
50 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Value
79
Accruals
68
Issuance
63
Quality
58
Momentum
55
Size
45
Revisions
41
Volatility
40
Growth
18

Value (79): The shares cost little relative to the profits and assets behind them — which can mean the market is too gloomy, or that the business really is in trouble.

Growth (18): Sales and profits are flat, shrinking, or growing more slowly than they were.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

SBGI stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on SBGI, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$10$15$20$25$30Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26SBGIHigh $30Median $16Low $12

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says7 analysts
2 Buy3 Hold2 Sell
Low $12Median $16High $30

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +7.8% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 1 moved their price target up and 2 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
5 May 2026GuggenheimMaintainsBuy$20 → $19
5 May 2026GuggenheimMaintainsBuy—
1 May 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$17 → $16
1 May 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
1 Apr 2026JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight—
26 Feb 2026BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
26 Feb 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
13 Nov 2025GuggenheimMaintainsBuy—
14 Aug 2025GuggenheimMaintainsBuy—
7 Aug 2025BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
7 Aug 2025Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
21 May 2025JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight—
6 May 2025BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
10 Mar 2025GuggenheimMaintainsBuy—
27 Feb 2025Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
28 Jan 2025BenchmarkReiteratesBuy$30
19 Nov 2024GuggenheimMaintainsBuy—
12 Nov 2024JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight—
7 Nov 2024Wells FargoUpgradeEqual-Weight—
23 Sept 2024BenchmarkMaintainsBuy$29 → $30

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. SBGI appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

SBGI analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+4.0%
Analysts raising
4
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
18.1×

Cheaper than 42% of US stocks

Price / sales
0.3×

Cheaper than 89% of US stocks

Price / book
2.2×

Cheaper than 44% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
9.5×

Cheaper than 41% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.1%

Higher than 45% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
7.1%

Higher than 45% of US stocks

Gross margin
49.5%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Operating margin
6.5%

Higher than 58% of US stocks

Net margin
1.6%

Higher than 51% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
20.4%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Return on assets
2.4%

Higher than 61% of US stocks

Dividend yield
7.0%

Higher than 88% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

SBGI vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelBroadcasting
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
SBGISinclair, Inc.$1.0B
50
FUBOfuboTV, Inc.$1.1B
16
NMAXNewsmax, Inc.$1.2B
15
GTNGray Media, Inc.$524.8M
43
IHRTiHeartMedia, Inc.$487.3M
53
SSPThe E.W. Scripps Co.$297.5M
39
CURICuriosityStream, Inc.$232.6M
85

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Sinclair, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest SBGI news & analysis

Sinclair Commends Removal of Artificial Limits on Local Broadcasters

GlobeNewsWire · 6 Aug 2026positive

Sinclair, Inc. President and CEO Chris Ripley issued a statement commending the Federal Communications Commission's vote to modernize outdated national ownership restrictions, which Sinclair describes as removing artificial limits on local broadcasters.

Why it matters — A reduction or modernization of ownership restrictions could affect Sinclair's ability to expand or consolidate its portfolio of local broadcast stations.

Sinclair Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 6 Aug 2026positive

Sinclair reported higher second-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA in its Q2 earnings call. The gains were driven by early political advertising demand, distribution revenue growth and expense discipline, which offset softer core advertising.

Why it matters — The report signals that early political demand and distribution growth helped Sinclair offset weaker core advertising in the quarter.

Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 5 Aug 2026neutral

Sinclair, Inc. published the transcript of its Q2 2026 earnings call, covering the company's second-quarter financial results and associated management commentary.

Why it matters — An earnings call transcript gives SBGI watchers direct access to management's discussion of the quarter's financial performance and outlook.

Sinclair (SBGI) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Zacks Investment Research · 5 Aug 2026negative

Sinclair (SBGI) reported a second-quarter loss of $1.06 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a $0.13 loss and compared with a $0.91 per-share loss in the same quarter a year earlier. The company topped revenue estimates for the period.

Why it matters — Sinclair watchers would care because the quarterly loss came in substantially worse than analysts had expected, adding to the year-over-year decline in earnings.

Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley “Couldn't Be Happier” About Expected FCC Repeal Of Federal Ownership Cap

Deadline · 5 Aug 2026positive

Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley said he "couldn't be happier" as the Republican-controlled FCC is expected to vote Thursday on eliminating the federal cap that bars a single owner from controlling TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households, a long-sought industry goal.

Why it matters — A SBGI watcher would care because the expected repeal of the ownership cap could remove a longstanding regulatory limit on the size of station portfolios Sinclair can hold.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SBGI stock

What is the SBGI stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Sinclair, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $16, with estimates ranging from $12 to $30. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is SBGI stock a buy right now?

Of the 7 analysts covering Sinclair, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 2 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Sinclair, Inc. 50 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 13 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank SBGI?

As at 13 Aug 2026, Sinclair, Inc. ranks 50 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Value (79 of 100).

Will SBGI stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 7 analysts implies +7.8% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Sinclair, Inc. 50 out of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the SBGI stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Sinclair, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for SBGI are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $12 to $30 over the next 12 months.

How has SBGI stock performed over the past year?

Sinclair, Inc. returned +8.4% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Sinclair, Inc. do?

Sinclair Inc. is a diversified media company that primarily engages in broadcasting television signals across the United States.

What is the latest news on SBGI?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 6 Aug 2026): "Sinclair Commends Removal of Artificial Limits on Local Broadcasters". Sinclair, Inc. President and CEO Chris Ripley issued a statement commending the Federal Communications Commission's vote to modernize outdated national ownership restrictions, which Sinclair describes as removing artificial limits on local broadcasters.

Company

About Sinclair, Inc.

Sinclair Inc. is a diversified media company that primarily engages in broadcasting television signals across the United States. As a key player in the media and entertainment sector, its primary function is to provide local news, sports, and a variety of entertainment programming. Sinclair Inc. operates numerous television stations affiliated with major networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, influencing a broad spectrum of industries, including advertising, media content production, and sports broadcasting. The company also invests in advanced technology to enhance viewer experience and offers digital platforms for enhanced content delivery. Through its expansive reach and strategic partnerships, Sinclair Inc. plays a significant role in shaping broadcast media dynamics and advertising strategies across local and national markets, driving local economies and contributing to community engagement through its content.

CEO Mr. Christopher S. Ripley · 7,100 employees · United States · https://sbgi.net